Regarding the description of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) bed, there are now mattresses that are not blankets and are very expensive. Is it permissible to use such mattresses?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding the description of the bed of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there are now, I mean, just mattresses that a person lies on, meaning they are not blankets... Is it permissible to use such mattresses, especially since they have now become widely spread?
The Shaykh : Do you mean there is extravagance in them?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : It is known that extravagance in anything, whether in clothing, bedding, food, drink, or housing, is prohibited.
The questioner : They are now widespread among people in general, Shaykh. Does this mean they are... outside of... extravagance?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. This is a matter that needs to be looked into. Based on what you described, twenty riyals might suffice for it.
The questioner : Yes, yes, twenty riyals suffice for it.
The Shaykh : Yes, if this is extravagance, then in reality, this is extravagance and this is ignorance. Because the truth, unfortunately, is that Muslims do not think about the matter. This is where the factories of the disbelievers profit. The factories of the disbelievers are the ones that profit. And there is no doubt that this is a mistake, and it is incumbent upon the students of knowledge that in the gatherings, I did not know about it until now, that they should forbid this, meaning a mattress for five hundred riyals!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Five hundred riyals!
The questioner : I mean this cover, Shaykh, that is placed on the bed or on the floor. There is something placed on the cover. The thing is either the sheet for twenty riyals or what is called the mattress. This mattress is thick if a person spreads it out generously and so on.
The Shaykh : It is lowered.
The questioner : It is lowered, and some people also turn on the lights at night, correct? If you turn off the light, Shaykh, the lights turn on.
The Shaykh : Lights!
The questioner : Yes, not regular lights, but it absorbs light rays and retains them in the darkness. This exists, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, this, and what is the purpose? For what? So that one finds his bed?
The questioner : Luxury, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Excessive luxury.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, excessive luxury, praise be to Allah. O Allah, to You is praise.
The Shaykh : Well, in any case, a person should look at what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions were upon. The thing that increases, because there is no doubt that if the world increases to this extent, a person becomes attached to it, and seeks what is higher. Do you think that a person whose heart is attached to the world will be content with what he has? No, he will not be content with what he has. Perhaps his soul will whisper to him until he borrows in order to compete with so-and-so and so-and-so. But if a person cuts his heart off from this, and his direction becomes toward the Hereafter, he will be safe from all of this. Allah is the Helper.
The Shaykh : Do you mean there is extravagance in them?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : It is known that extravagance in anything, whether in clothing, bedding, food, drink, or housing, is prohibited.
The questioner : They are now widespread among people in general, Shaykh. Does this mean they are... outside of... extravagance?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. This is a matter that needs to be looked into. Based on what you described, twenty riyals might suffice for it.
The questioner : Yes, yes, twenty riyals suffice for it.
The Shaykh : Yes, if this is extravagance, then in reality, this is extravagance and this is ignorance. Because the truth, unfortunately, is that Muslims do not think about the matter. This is where the factories of the disbelievers profit. The factories of the disbelievers are the ones that profit. And there is no doubt that this is a mistake, and it is incumbent upon the students of knowledge that in the gatherings, I did not know about it until now, that they should forbid this, meaning a mattress for five hundred riyals!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Five hundred riyals!
The questioner : I mean this cover, Shaykh, that is placed on the bed or on the floor. There is something placed on the cover. The thing is either the sheet for twenty riyals or what is called the mattress. This mattress is thick if a person spreads it out generously and so on.
The Shaykh : It is lowered.
The questioner : It is lowered, and some people also turn on the lights at night, correct? If you turn off the light, Shaykh, the lights turn on.
The Shaykh : Lights!
The questioner : Yes, not regular lights, but it absorbs light rays and retains them in the darkness. This exists, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, this, and what is the purpose? For what? So that one finds his bed?
The questioner : Luxury, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Excessive luxury.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, excessive luxury, praise be to Allah. O Allah, to You is praise.
The Shaykh : Well, in any case, a person should look at what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions were upon. The thing that increases, because there is no doubt that if the world increases to this extent, a person becomes attached to it, and seeks what is higher. Do you think that a person whose heart is attached to the world will be content with what he has? No, he will not be content with what he has. Perhaps his soul will whisper to him until he borrows in order to compete with so-and-so and so-and-so. But if a person cuts his heart off from this, and his direction becomes toward the Hereafter, he will be safe from all of this. Allah is the Helper.