Islamic ruling: Expenditure and spending..
Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess”
[al-A‘raaf 7:31].
Shaykh as-Sa‘di (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Committing excess means either consuming more than is sufficient and eating too much of foods that are harmful to the body, or going to extremes in choosing the most luxurious and fanciest of foods, drinks and clothing, or going beyond that which is permissible to that which is unlawful.
End quote from Tafseer as-Sa‘di (287).
And Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully
Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful”
[al-Isra’ 17:26-27].
Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
When Allah enjoined spending, He forbade spending excessively; rather spending should be moderate, as Allah says elsewhere (interpretation of the meaning):
“And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate”
[al-Furqaan 25:67].
Then He says, deterring people from wastefulness and excess: “Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils” meaning that they resemble them in that regard.
Ibn Mas‘ood said: Wastefulness is spending inappropriately. This was stated by Ibn ‘Abbaas.
Mujaahid said: If a person spends all his wealth appropriately, then he is not wasteful, but if he spends a mudd [a small amount] inappropriately, then he is wasteful.
Qataadah said: Wastefulness is spending wealth in acts of disobedience to Allah, may He be exalted, and inappropriately, and for evil purposes. End quote.
Tafseer Ibn Katheer (5/69).
Shaykh as-Sa‘di (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
“And give the relative his right” of kindness and honour, both that which is obligatory and that which is Sunnah. These rights vary according to the situation, the degree of relationship and the extent of need at different times.
“and [also] the poor” – give them their due of zakaah and other forms of charity in order to meet their needs
“and the traveler” this refers to the stranger who is cut off from his homeland. They should all be given from one’s wealth, in such a way that does not harm the giver and is not more than is appropriate, because that would come under the heading of squandering, which Allah has prohibited.
And He tells us that “Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils” because the Shaytaan only calls people to that which is blameworthy, so he calls people to be miserly and stingy, then if they disobey him, he calls them to be extravagant and to squander their wealth, whereas Allah, may He be exalted, only enjoins moderation in all things and praises people for that, as He says, describing the righteous slaves of the Most Gracious: “And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate” [al-Furqaan 25:67].
Tafseer as-Sa‘di (456).
Thus it is clear that Allah, may He be exalted, has permitted His slaves to enjoy what He has bestowed upon them of good things, such as food, drink and clothing, and He has enjoined them to uphold ties with relatives, and to give to the poor and needy, and He has forbidden them to go to excess and be wasteful in their spending and their giving.
Spending on poor is not extravagance and spending on relatives for upholding the ties of kinship is not extravagance.
Spending on family for food is Charity
Ref: Islamqa.en/info
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