“Tawwakul, reliance on God, does not mean you just sit back, as if religion was some armchair of promises, and let things take their course. No. The Holy Prophet tells his companions "Is there anyone here who will roll up his sleeves for Paradise?" Paradise has no like. They say "We are the ones who will roll up our sleeves for it." You roll up your sleeves when you are about to do a job of work, when you are about to sweat, to make an effort, to sacrifice, not just sit around watching something meaningless, but actually go out to the garden shed, pick up your tools and fix something. Do something with your afternoon. Don't just hope that Allah will sort it out. No. Human agency is real. We experience it as real. We are required to act.”
(Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad)