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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a person has wealth but does not display it in his clothing, is he not expressing gratitude for Allah’s blessing?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person has great wealth, but he does not display it in his clothing or his car, is he not expressing gratitude for Allah’s blessing?

Answer:
Expressing gratitude with the tongue is not the same as displaying it. Expressing gratitude is with the tongue. However, if Allah has enriched him, he should not appear as if he is poor, because that is as if he is denying the blessing. In the hadith, it is stated that
Allah, when He bestows a blessing upon His servant, He loves forالله اذا انعم على عبده نعمه يحب ان
He loves for its effect to be seen on him. He loves for its effect to be seen on him. So if Allah has made things easy for you, make them easy for yourselves, but without extravagance or waste. It should be done with moderation. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4286- 4717] من كان لديه مال ولا يظهر ذلك في لباسه فهل يكون غير متحدث بنعمة الله؟ — youtube.com

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