Will money fall from the sky if you pray for it?

Question

If you daven for a parnasah and then just sit back will money come to you?

Answer 1

I agree with YS and would add if u were at that level it would probably not fall from the sky, it will come in a way like finding money on the street or getting a raise/ promotion.

Answer 2

If I daven for parnassah, probably not. However, for someone righteous enough, maybe, but it can come with a catch.

Ta'anis 25a relates this story (my summary, not quoted):

Rabbi Chanina's wife asked him how much longer they would have to suffer in poverty, and she told him to pray for something to be given to them.

So Rabbi Chanina prayed, and a miracle occured - a hand appeared and gave him a gold table-leg.

Afterwards, he saw in a dream that in Olam Haba they would have a table with only two legs instead of the three-legged table that everyone else had. So he told his wife this and she made him give it back (which was a bigger miracle).

Answer 3

No, you have to do Histadlus, each person according to the spiritual level the person is holding.

Answer 4

YES!!

Chovos Halevavos Shaar Habitachon middle of chapter 3:

If a man strengthens himself in the service of G-d, chooses to fear G-d, trusts in Him on matters of torah and matters of this world, steers away from bad things and desires good midot (character traits), does not rebel in times of plenty, does not turn towards leisure, does not follow his evil inclination, is not enticed by the witchery of this world - the burden of earning a livelihood will be removed from him, since the two reasons mentioned above no longer apply to him, namely, to test him on his choice and to see if he will rebel during prosperity. His livelihood will come to him without effort or difficulty, according to his needs, as written "G-d will not bring hunger to the righteous" (Mishlei 10:3).

Answer 5

It is possible however it is not likely. Most of us are not on that level of Bitachon.