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Thou, O man, art verily labouring towards thy Lord, a hard labouring; then thou art going to meet Him.
Islam, The Holy Qur’an, 84:7.
Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has earned by working with one’s own hands. The Prophet of Allah, David (as) used to eat from the earnings of his manual labour.
Islam, Saying of the Holy Prophet (sa), Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 2072.
Do everything while being fearful of Allah. Where does Islam teach that you should give up work and sit idle like the handicapped; and, instead of being of service to others, become a burden upon them? Nay! Laziness is a sin. How then could such an individual serve God or His religion? How would he feed the family of his which God has trusted to his care?
Islam, Saying of the Promised Messiah (as), Malfuzat – Vol X, P. 330
The Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground in the land that the Lord swore to your ancestors to give you. The Lord will open for you His rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all your undertakings.
Judaism, The Torah, Deutronomy 28:11-12
But we urge you, beloved, to do so more and more, to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you, so that you may behave properly towards outsiders and be dependent on no one.
Christianity, The Bible, 1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
Those who restrain the external organs of action, while continuing to dwell on sense objects in the mind, certainly delude themselves and are to be called hypocrites. But those karm yogis who control their knowledge senses with the mind, O Arjun, and engage the working senses in working without attachment, are certainly superior.
Hinduism, Bhagavad Gita, 3.6-7
One who claims to be a saint,
And goes about begging –
Touch not his feet!
He whose livelihood is earned through work,
And part given away in charity –
Such a one, Nanak, truly knows the way to God.
Sikh Faith, Adi Granth, Var Sarang , M.1, P. 1245
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