The purchase of an expensive car by one who is able to afford it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a person, if he is wealthy, to buy a very expensive car worth more than half a million riyals, because he is wealthy?
The Shaykh:
Because he is
The questioner:
Wealthy.
The Shaykh:
Wealthy. A person should not be extravagant,[Al-A'raf 7:31] and eat and drink and wear from Bulugh al-Maram 16:17. He should buy a medium-sized car, not a very expensive one.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a person, if he is wealthy, to buy a very expensive car worth more than half a million riyals, because he is wealthy?
The Shaykh:
Because he is
The questioner:
Wealthy.
The Shaykh:
Wealthy. A person should not be extravagant,
and eat and drink, but be not excessive
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُواbut with neither extravagance nor pride
غير سرف ولا مخيلة
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما تسميته بالصوت الأحمق والصوت الفاجر — islamhouse.com (1:13:15)
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