Exaggeration at the Iftar Table
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Question:
There is exaggeration at the iftar table among some people. Do you have a word of guidance on that?
Answer:
One should not exaggerate or be extravagant. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:31]. Also, exaggeration in eating and drinking leads to laziness in prayer and in the tarawih prayer, because when a person fills his stomach, he becomes lazy. Yes. A person should eat and drink only what helps him in the remembrance of Allah, in prayer, and in obedience. Ramadan is not a month for dishes and variety of foods; rather, it is a month whose night is prayer and whose day is fasting. It is a month for worship, not a month for eating, drinking, and laziness. Yes.
There is exaggeration at the iftar table among some people. Do you have a word of guidance on that?
Answer:
One should not exaggerate or be extravagant. Allah the Exalted said:
and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|الآداب الشرعية عند الإفطار|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (3:22)
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