Love the order in these Ayahs, creation followed by guidance, then the food and drinks and finally the cure of physical ailments, For Ibrahim AS guidance is more important than the foods and drinks, sustenance and wellbeing of the soul, is more important than the same of the physical body. When you are spending most of your time contemplating the Ayaats of Allah SWT, wellbeing of your soul and connection to Allah SWT becomes more important than your physical needs. May Allah enable us to walk in the footsteps of Ibrahim AS.
Ibn al-Qayyim
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وتأمل أحوال الرسل صلوات الله وسلامه عليهم مع الله ، وخطابهم وسؤالهم، كيف تجدها كلها مشحونة بالأدب قائمة به : قالُ إبراهيم الخليل صلى الله عليه وسلم: { الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ (78) َوالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ (79) وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ (80)} ، ولم يقل: 'إذا أمرضني' حفظاً للأدب مع الله'. وقال آدم عليه السلام : { رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الخَاسِرِينَ } ، ولم يقل: 'رب قدرت عليّ وقضيت عليَّ'. وقول أيوب عليه السلام : { مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ }الأنبياء:83، ولم يقل: 'عافني واشفني'. وموسى عليه الصلاة والسلام، حيث قال: { رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ
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Ameen.
Beautiful reflection. And it's very true that when you contemplate the verses of Allah and when this is what you love the most, then the physical needs become less important for you (though you can't totally ignore them either).
Also, even though Ibrahim (pbuh) and his family lived in a desert, Allah still provided them food and drink. And perhaps it is because of Ibrahim's acknowledgement and gratitude for being created and then guided by Allah that Allah gave him even more for his physical needs - i.e. food and drink - because Allah gives more to those who are grateful.
Yet today, in some of the affluent countries, there is an overconsumption of food, and people are not grateful, nor do they even think about who is really keeping them alive and healthy.