Combining Generosity with Avoiding Excess
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, how do we combine avoiding excess with generosity? And what is the appropriate solution you see for us in this age?
Answer:
Generosity, if it involves giving away food and is not excess, even if it is a lot, if the large amount of food is given away and consumed, then this is not excess. Excess is what is prepared but not given away; that is the excess.
Honorable Shaykh, how do we combine avoiding excess with generosity? And what is the appropriate solution you see for us in this age?
Answer:
Generosity, if it involves giving away food and is not excess, even if it is a lot, if the large amount of food is given away and consumed, then this is not excess. Excess is what is prepared but not given away; that is the excess.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الأدب — islamhouse.com (56:58)
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