The One Who Sustains

الْمُقِيتُ

Al-Muqīt — The Sustainer

وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُّقِيتًا

Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whoso interveneth in an evil cause will bear the consequence thereof. Allah overseeth all things

Surah An-Nisāʼ (4:85)

Intention

Today, I will eat one meal mindfully, conscious that every bite is sustained by Al-Muqīt.

Reflection

Al-Muqīt is The Sustainer — the One who maintains everything in existence, moment by moment. Your heart does not beat by its own effort. Your lungs do not fill by their own will. Al-Muqīt sustains the systems that sustain you, invisibly, continuously, without interruption. Right now, as you read this, He is sustaining you.

On this verse

Over all things. Not just over the big things, the impressive things, the things you pray about. All things. The smallest cell, the quietest moment, the most ordinary Tuesday.

Du'a

Said before eating. A prayer that the sustenance is not just sufficient but blessed — that it nourishes more than the body.

Hadith

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Allah is pleased with the servant who eats a morsel and praises Him for it, or drinks a sip and praises Him for it.'

— Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2734