Building a large house and extravagance
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The questioner:
He says: If a person builds a large house at great expense, is this considered extravagance, given that he is able to build it?
The Shaykh:
We have estimated it.
The questioner:
Regarding its construction.
The Shaykh:
Extravagance is disliked, meaning it is either disliked or forbidden. However, if he does what people do, there is no harm, as long as what they do is not forbidden. If they are decorating their houses and adorning them, he may do the same, provided it does not reach the level of prohibition. He must not use gold or use forbidden items; that is not permissible. As long as what people do is permissible, he may do the same as they do and not separate himself from them. Even his family will not obey him if he does so; they will say, "What are we? We want our house to be like our neighbors' houses."
He says: If a person builds a large house at great expense, is this considered extravagance, given that he is able to build it?
The Shaykh:
We have estimated it.
The questioner:
Regarding its construction.
The Shaykh:
Extravagance is disliked, meaning it is either disliked or forbidden. However, if he does what people do, there is no harm, as long as what they do is not forbidden. If they are decorating their houses and adorning them, he may do the same, provided it does not reach the level of prohibition. He must not use gold or use forbidden items; that is not permissible. As long as what people do is permissible, he may do the same as they do and not separate himself from them. Even his family will not obey him if he does so; they will say, "What are we? We want our house to be like our neighbors' houses."
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [26] — alfawzan.live (1:10:48)
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