Is summer travel considered extravagance?

The questioner : Is travel abroad... like this type... is it within the prohibited matters or is it?

The Shaykh : This depends on the nature of the travel, may Allah reward you. If the travel is in the context of the saying of Allah the Exalted , meaning for the sake of reflection, then it is good, and spending on it is good. But of course, it is not from the funds of zakah, but from voluntary charity. This is one thing, and another thing is that it is observed that those travelers who leave the lands of Islam for the lands of disbelief...