Does the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, they were before that living in luxury” indicate the prohibition against indulging in pleasures?
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Question:
The prayer is for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is it understood from the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Waqi'ah 56:45], that this verse prohibits expanding into spacious dwellings, comfortable vehicles, and various types of food, so that a person does not fall into the luxury that is prohibited?
Answer:
Yes, yes. It is understood from it that a person should not indulge in pleasures, because if he indulges in pleasures, he becomes lazy in performing acts of obedience and his zeal for obedience cools down. He should take the middle path, for the middle is the best between extravagance and stinginess and miserliness. A person should take the middle path[Al-A'raf 7:31]. “Eat and drink and wear, without extravagance or ostentation,” as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
The prayer is for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is it understood from the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَAnswer:
Yes, yes. It is understood from it that a person should not indulge in pleasures, because if he indulges in pleasures, he becomes lazy in performing acts of obedience and his zeal for obedience cools down. He should take the middle path, for the middle is the best between extravagance and stinginess and miserliness. A person should take the middle path
and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [973- 4717] هل قوله تعالى:(إنهم كانوا قبل ذلك مترفين﴾ يدل على النهي عن التوسع في الملذات؟ — youtube.com
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