The Meaning of the Prohibited Excess
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. This questioner, Salih Ahmad, says: Honorable Shaykh, what is meant by the excess (israf) that is prohibited, and is it limited to money only, or does it include other things?
Answer:
Excess is going beyond what is required, such as spending one's money on things that are of no benefit, or on things that are in excess of need. For this reason, He, the Exalted and Majestic, said:[Al-A'raf 7:31]. So the Muslim is moderate [Al-Furqan 25:67], between stinginess and excess. This is the balance upon which the Muslim proceeds. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. This questioner, Salih Ahmad, says: Honorable Shaykh, what is meant by the excess (israf) that is prohibited, and is it limited to money only, or does it include other things?
Answer:
Excess is going beyond what is required, such as spending one's money on things that are of no benefit, or on things that are in excess of need. For this reason, He, the Exalted and Majestic, said:
and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَAnd [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7217- المراد بالإسراف المنهي عنه - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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