Does the exhortation to spend include business expenses?
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The questioner : When a person spends, he should not be stingy.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, does this statement include leaving his income or keeping it in his hand, for example, for a program for his food and drink and what he can afford?
The Shaykh : Do you not know that most of the Companions were poor, with little wealth? You. Are you not crazy? Yes.
The questioner : If, for example, a person is a merchant and when he sells something he pays the shop rent and the employees' wages from it, and takes the profit, does this fall under the command? Yes, yes, yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, it does not fall under it. This is not in spending; rather, it is in managing his trade, and he knows what profit came in and what went out.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, does this statement include leaving his income or keeping it in his hand, for example, for a program for his food and drink and what he can afford?
The Shaykh : Do you not know that most of the Companions were poor, with little wealth? You. Are you not crazy? Yes.
The questioner : If, for example, a person is a merchant and when he sells something he pays the shop rent and the employees' wages from it, and takes the profit, does this fall under the command? Yes, yes, yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, it does not fall under it. This is not in spending; rather, it is in managing his trade, and he knows what profit came in and what went out.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 734 - 1652 الحث على الصدقة ولو بالقليل📔 صحيح مسلم - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com (1:03)
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