Is our enjoyment today of vehicles, food, dwellings, and other permissible matters achieved through enjoyment of the creation?
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The questioner : But, Shaykh, I mean, is there not something of this in our current enjoyment of dwellings, food, and vehicles, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I say: Is there not something, Shaykh, of the enjoyment of the creation in our enjoyment today of what Allah the Exalted has made permissible, such as vehicles, food, drink, and dwellings?
The Shaykh : In any case, if it diverts us from what has been prescribed for us, then it is enjoyment from Him.
The questioner : And if it does not divert?
The Shaykh : And if it does not divert, then it is permissible enjoyment, yes.
The questioner : And if it aids in obedience
The Shaykh : according to the situation.
The questioner : It diminishes our share in the Hereafter.
The Shaykh : In any case, people differ. One person is occupied by what Allah has given him of this world to the neglect of religion, so he is exactly like them. And another person becomes a cause for the strength of his faith and the abundance of his spending and good deeds, so he benefits.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I say: Is there not something, Shaykh, of the enjoyment of the creation in our enjoyment today of what Allah the Exalted has made permissible, such as vehicles, food, drink, and dwellings?
The Shaykh : In any case, if it diverts us from what has been prescribed for us, then it is enjoyment from Him.
The questioner : And if it does not divert?
The Shaykh : And if it does not divert, then it is permissible enjoyment, yes.
The questioner : And if it aids in obedience
The Shaykh : according to the situation.
The questioner : It diminishes our share in the Hereafter.
The Shaykh : In any case, people differ. One person is occupied by what Allah has given him of this world to the neglect of religion, so he is exactly like them. And another person becomes a cause for the strength of his faith and the abundance of his spending and good deeds, so he benefits.