Quran Universe
11:6

۞وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٖ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رِزۡقُهَا وَيَعۡلَمُ مُسۡتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسۡتَوۡدَعَهَاۚ كُلّٞ فِي كِتَٰبٖ مُّبِينٖ

Wama min dabbatin fee alardi illa AAala Allahi rizquha wayaAAlamu mustaqarraha wamustawdaAAaha kullun fee kitabin mubeenin

And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register.

Word by word
  1. ۞وَمَاAnd not
  2. مِنany
  3. دَآبَّةٖmoving creature
  4. فِيin
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earth
  6. إِلَّاbut
  7. عَلَىon
  8. ٱللَّهِAllah
  9. رِزۡقُهَا(is) its provision
  10. وَيَعۡلَمُAnd He knows
  11. مُسۡتَقَرَّهَاits dwelling place
  12. وَمُسۡتَوۡدَعَهَاۚand its place of storage
  13. كُلّٞAll
  14. فِي(is) in
  15. كِتَٰبٖa Record
  16. مُّبِينٖclear
Hud · 11:6Makkah

Every creature's meal is already on His list.

Provision, home, and resting place, all recorded

Every creature
small or largeland or sea
fed by
Allahits provision is on Him
knows
where it livesand where it will die
Who feeds you
my salary feeds meit all rests on me
He providesthe job is just a door

Ibn Kathir says Allah is responsible for the provision of every creature, small or large, on land or in the sea. Ibn Abbas said He knows where it lives and where it will die. All of it is written in a clear Book.

Payday is still a week away and the account is low. You lie awake doing the math again. A pigeon outside your window has no bank account at all. Its meal is on His list, and so is yours.

If I stop worrying about money for one second, everything will fall apart.

My provision is written and carried by Allah; my job is to work, not to carry the whole weight.

Try this

Next time you eat today, pause and say: this was written for me before I was born.

Related6:386:59
Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

And no moving creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allah. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposit. All is in a Clear Book (6)

Allah is Responsible for the Provisions of All Creatures

Allah, the Exalted, informs that He is responsible for the provisions of all the creatures that dwell in the earth, whether they are small, large, sea-dwelling or land-dwelling. He knows their place of dwelling and their place of deposit. This means that He knows where their journeying will end in the earth and where they will seek shelter when they wish to nest. This place of nesting is also considered their place of deposit. 'Ali bin Abi Talhah and others reported from Ibn 'Abbas that he said concerning the statement,

وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا

(And He knows its dwelling place) that it means where it resides. In reference to the statement,

وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا

(and its deposit.) he (Ibn 'Abbas) said it means where it will die. Allah informs us that all of this is written in a Book with Allah that explains it in detail. This is similar to Allah's statement,

وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ مَّا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يُحْشَرُونَ

(There is not a moving creature on earth, nor a bird that flies with its two wings, but are communities like you. We have neglected nothing in the Book, then unto their Lord they (all) shall be gathered.)[6:38], and

وَعِندَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ۚ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

(And with Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden and unseen), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in the land and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.)[6:59]