Clarification that enjoying Allah's blessings does not imply extravagance, and that wastefulness is prohibited in Islamic law.

The Shaykh : ... In addition, he clarified that wealth, for the righteous man, is a blessing from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but at the same time, he sets limits for enjoying this blessing so that it does not turn into a curse for its owner. For example, one should not be extravagant in using this wealth or place it in places other than those for which it was legislated. Allah the Exalted says, in some of the descriptions of the servants of Allah: Likewise, he (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited in some hadiths a person from continuing to enjoy those blessings with which his Lord has surrounded him in a continuous manner, because that would lead him to a life full of comfort and luxury. At that point, such a man who has lived in this blessed life may not be able to stand firm in the face of events and calamities; he will quickly submit and bow before them. Among this is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Some people may think that this noble Prophetic guidance contradicts some explicit verses in the Qur'an stating that the Muslim is allowed to enjoy what Allah has made lawful, such as His saying, the Exalted: Some may think that that hadith contradicts this verse, and this verse contradicts that hadith. The answer is that they do not contradict each other, and praise be to Allah. This is because the Messenger (peace be upon him) in that hadith means that a person should not exaggerate or continue in this enjoyment to the extent of the danger we mentioned earlier. His saying "Iyyayi" and "al-tan'um" means "Beware of" and "enjoying" and exaggerating in it, but rather occasionally, as some of the Companions said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited combing the hair except every other day". Combing the hair is part of the adornment mentioned in the general verse mentioned previously, but he does not want the Muslim to make it his constant habit to care about the styling of his appearance and dress. Rather, he combs and styles his hair one day and not the next, and so on. In fact, another hadith came that may also cause confusion for some people, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): This means not caring about the styling of clothes and appearance, and the like, so that he makes that styling his life and constant habit, but rather occasionally, as indicated by the hadith prohibiting combing the hair except every other day. All of this is so that the Muslim can proceed in his life within the limits described for the servants of Allah: It is not hidden from you that standing in the middle ground between extravagance and stinginess is not an easy matter, especially for those who, as we mentioned at the beginning of our speech, have been surrounded by Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) with abundant and plentiful blessings. If it is known that advice is part of the religion, then I remind you on this pleasant occasion that I have seen in this country and elsewhere, such as the UAE and others, that the matter does not spare many of our Salafi brothers, let alone others, from falling into some degree of extravagance, which may sometimes be obvious and apparent, and sometimes hidden, because many of those who study jurisprudence, let alone others, may be unaware of that type of extravagance. I give some simple examples regarding what concerns us, the Salafis, as for the general people, the gatherings they hold and then the food prepared for those gatherings is thrown into the trash. You probably know this better than I do, and it is known to all people, but I am speaking of those we consider to be among the special people, namely our Salafi brothers. For example, when they sit to eat, they do not use the legislative commands that came from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding not leaving leftovers on the plate. In fact, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded licking the vessel, and not only do they not do so, but they consider it objectionable to lick the fingers, even though the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that when he said in a hadith in the two Sahihs from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We know that the Western disbelieving current is sweeping through Islamic societies with a terrifying sweep, and in particular the countries where money is provided in abundance without parallel in other countries. This abundance of money helps, as we mentioned earlier, to extravagance and the squandering of money. And we know that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) says: So we no longer feel that we are squandering our money and wasting it, and we fall into this wastefulness, which is a characteristic of the brothers of the devils, not a characteristic of the servants of Allah. In fact, the matter did not stop, as I hinted earlier, at us leaving the licking of fingers and the licking of plates due to the abundance of money, but it has become, for many, even among our Salafi brothers, and I do not declare anyone pure except a few of them, an objectionable matter. And in many countries, as I have noticed, the box or packet containing the paper called Kleenex is placed on the table in front of every diner, who hardly eats a bite or two without taking a paper and wiping his fingers or mouth. This is all a waste of money. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says in some hadiths that he does not know in which of his food the blessing is: is the blessing in what he ate or in what he licked? These are matters of the unseen. If we are truly Salafis who submit to the rulings of the Lord of the Worlds and do not employ our material intellect, our customs, our desires, and our appetites, then we submit to the command of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as is known to everyone. But as I mentioned earlier, I am only reminding, and the reminder benefits the believers. We must seize the opportunity of this blessing and appreciate it for what it is worth, and not squander it wastefully. Perhaps in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or lends an ear while being a witness.