It is prescribed to pray for the servant to ask for what he wants for himself from his Lord, and it is also prescribed for a Muslim to pray for others in the back of the unseen, so a Muslim’s supplication for his Muslim brother in the back of the unseen is answered; According to his saying - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him -: (A brother’s supplication for his brother in the back of the unseen will not be rejected),[1] and there are many requirements for a Muslim to pray for his Muslim brother in the back of the unseen; Such as praying for sustenance, happiness, or other things, [2] and this article will present a group of various supplications to pray for others’ sustenance:
Pray for others' livelihood
Oh God, grant him a sustenance in which you do not grant anyone a blessing or a liability in the Hereafter, with your mercy, O Most Merciful of the Merciful.
O God, open to us the doors of Your permissible sustenance from your vast grace, protect us with Your permissibility from what is forbidden, and make us rich with Your grace above all else.
Oh God, grant him your abundant bounty, O Lord of the Worlds, and bestow upon him your generosity, your grace, and your lawful, good, and blessed wealth.
Oh God, expand his livelihood and bless his life. Oh God, grant him with every beat of the heart and the blink of an eye relief, a way out, pardon, security, faith and lawful sustenance.
Oh God, open the doors of Your grace to him, send down Your blessings upon him, grant him success in the fulfillment of Your pleasures, and dwell him in the bliss of Your Paradise, O Answerer of the prayers of those in need, O Lord of the Worlds.
Oh God, subject the soldiers of the earth to him. Oh God, open all the doors of livelihood for him, and put goodness in his way, and keep all evil away from him. Oh God, my Lord, I ask you for all goodness for me and for him; In the present and the future, what I knew of it and what I did not know, and I seek refuge in You from all evil. The present and the future, what I learned of it and what I did not know, O Lord of the Worlds.
O Friendly, O Possessor of the Glorious Throne, O Effective of what You desire, I ask You, by Your incomparable glory, Your incomparable dominion, and Your light that fills the pillars of Your Throne, to suffice him with what concerns him regarding the affairs of this world and the hereafter, and to grant him ample sustenance out of the bounty of your presence, O Lord of the Worlds.
O God, grant him, from Your bounty, O Lord of the Worlds, a lawful provision after which he will never be miserable or poor.
O God, who extends hands with gifts, Glory be to Him who divides livelihood and does not forget anyone, make his hand higher by giving and do not make his hand lower by begging. You are capable of all things.
Oh God, make his sustenance subservient to him, and protect him from greed and fatigue in seeking it, from the preoccupation of worry, and from humiliation towards creation. Oh God, make lawful sustenance easy for him, and hasten it for him, O Lord of the Worlds.
Verses urging people to seek sustenance
{Then I said, “Ask forgiveness from your Lord. Indeed, He is Forgiving. He sends rain upon you in rain, and provides you with wealth and children, and bestows for you gardens and provides for you At night}. [Surat Nuh, verse: 10-12]
{He said: Have you seen what you used to worship* you and your ancient fathers* they are my enemy except the Lord of the worlds* He who created me and it is He who guides* and He And He gives me food and drink.} [Surat Al-Shu’ara’, verse: 75-79]
{Say: O God, Owner of dominion, You give dominion to whom You wish, and You take away dominion from whom You wish, and You exalt whom You wish, and you disgrace whom You wish. In Your hand is good. Indeed, You are over all things Powerful}. [Surat Al Imran, verse: 26]
{Have they not seen that God extends sustenance to whomsoever He wills, and that He determines that in that are signs for a people who believe?} [Surat al-Rum, verse: 37]
{It is Allah who created you, then provided for you, then He will cause you to die, then will give you life. Is there anyone among your partners who would do anything of this? Glory be to Him, Most High above what they associate with Him.} [Surat Al Rom, verse:40]
{And as if there is an animal that does not carry its own sustenance, Allah will provide for it and for you, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing. * And if you ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth and subjugated the sun? They will say, “Allah,” so how can they be denied? 60-62]