This Should Make You Ask Allah For The Impossible
By Hisham Abu Yusuf | 2026-10-07T17:40:30.823376+00:00 | Topic: Allah | Masjid: Hisham Abu Yusuf
Summary
Allah Provides Without Limits
- Allah provides whoever He wants with no calculation.
- He provides with no limits, no cause, and no means.
- We sometimes forget Allah's limitless ability to provide.
Human Nature: Calculation & Budgeting
- As humans, we always calculate and budget.
- Before giving, we assess our savings and affordability.
- This behavior is ingrained in our daily interactions.
Everyday Examples of Our Calculations
- Giving a laptop or money: 'How much do I have?'
- Wedding gift: 'What's the budget for the gift?'
- We are inherently careful and tight-fisted with our possessions.
Why Allah Doesn't Calculate
- Allah doesn't calculate because His resources are infinite.
- He is not worried about depletion or scarcity.
- Even if humans owned everything Allah owned, they would still be tight-fisted.
The Human Tendency to Withhold
- Allah reveals a profound truth about human nature.
- Our fear of spending limits our generosity.
Quran 17:100 - Man's Stinginess
- Even with infinite treasuries, humans would withhold out of fear.
- This verse highlights our inherent stinginess.
- It contrasts with Allah's boundless mercy and provision.
Allah Provides Without Limits
Allah provides whoever He wants with no calculation, with no limits. Sometimes we forget Allah can give you, provide for you with no cause, with no means, with no limitations.
If you ask me today, "Hisham, give me this laptop." "Hisham, can you please give me 500 pounds?" — the first thing I do, I calculate how much savings do I have in my bank account. Can I afford to give this to him?
Someone invites you to a wedding. You say, "How much should I give them? 50 pounds? 30 pounds? What's the budget for the gift?" We always calculate, we always budget.
Allah doesn't calculate. Why doesn't Allah calculate? Why isn't He worried? Allah says: O humans, if you owned everything Allah owned — if you owned the heavens and the earth — then you would still be careful, you'd be tight-fisted.
"Say: If you possessed the treasuries of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending. And man has ever been stingy."