and the religion is what He has legislated. Allāh, the Exalted, said (Sūrah al-Tawbah, 59): "If only they had been content with what Allāh and His Messenger gave them and said, 'Sufficient for us is Allāh; Allāh will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allāh.'" Thus, He attributed the giving to Allāh and the Messenger, as He said (Sūrah al-Ḥashr, 7): "And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from." And He made reliance upon Allāh alone by saying: "and said, 'Sufficient for us is Allāh,'" and did not say: "and His Messenger" - as He described the Companions (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhum) in another verse (Sūrah Āl ʿImrān, 173): "Those to whom the people said, 'Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them.' But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, 'Sufficient for us is Allāh, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.'" And similar to this is His saying (Sūrah al-Anfāl, 64): "O Prophet, sufficient for you is Allāh and for whoever follows you of the believers," meaning sufficient for you and sufficient for the believers, as He said (Sūrah al-Zumar, 36): "Is not Allāh sufficient for His Servant?" Then He said: "Allāh will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger," thus attributing the giving to Allāh and the Messenger, and He mentioned the bounty of Allāh first because "bounty is in the hand of Allāh; He gives it to whom He wills, and Allāh is the possessor of great bounty." And He has bounty over His Messenger and over the believers, and He said: "indeed, we are desirous toward Allāh," thus making the desire toward Allāh alone, as in His saying (Sūrah al-Sharḥ, 7-8): "So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship]. And to your Lord direct [your] longing." And the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said to Ibn ʿAbbās: "When you ask, ask Allāh, and when you seek help, seek help from Allāh." And the Qurʾān indicates this in several places