And We would certainly try You with somewhat of fear and hunger ...27

We also have ample traditions that inform the hungry and the destitute as well those who would like to disseminate the culture of independence, about the ways of achieving sustenance. Following are some examples:

Increasing Sustenance

I. Imam al-Sadiq ('a) is reported to have said28

Surely virtuousness increases sustenance

2. Imam al-Sadiq ('a) is reported to have said29:

Good behaviour (akhlaq) increases sustenance

3. The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said.30:

Always be in the state of tahara (purity) and
your sustenance would be increased

Therefore the duty of those who sincerely utter this verse of the supplication besides actively supporting others, should be to educate them to realize the direct causes of hunger.

The esteemed author of Mir'atu 'I Kamal, the late Ayatullah al- Shaykh Mamaqani has filled 6 pages full of reasons that cause poverty and hamper one's sustenance. References have also come in the gloss of a later edition of this 3- volume opus of devotions.

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27 Holy Qur'an, 2:155
28 Muhammadi Rayy Shahri, Mizan al-Hikma, v.2
29 Ibid,
30 Ibid.