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Friday, July 20, 2012

Being Excessive whilst Eating

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-‘Uthaymeen [May Allaah have Mercy on him] was asked:

Question: If one eats too much for Iftaar does it reduce the reward for his fasting?
Answer: No, it doesn’t reduce the reward for his fasting. If one commits a sin after his fasting is over then this has no effect on the reward for the act of worship which he has completed, this is included in the Aayah:

“…and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance).” [A’raaf  7:31]
Being extravagant in of itself is a sin. Being economic is half of our live, if one has surplus wealth then instead of wasting it he should use it in giving in charity, this would be much better.

[Fiqh al-‘Ibaadah Pg. 213 (Question 157)]

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