What Is Israf?
Israf means extravagance or to be wasteful. The word israf is used at several instances in the Quran, out of which I am reproducing one below in order to relate the meaning: Quran 7:31 Translation by Asad O CHILDREN of Adam! Beautify yourselves for every act of worship, and eat and drink [freely], but do not waste : verily, He does not love the wasteful!
Everyone shelling out $1200 for an iPhone 12!
However, one also needs to be reminding themselves always that the difference is going to remain because God Himself has kept it that way to test us. This to me is a very important reminder, because I get frustrated on this particular side a lot of the times because I live in Pakistan 😉 very few people are saved from this disease here and most of the things are done ‘just because.’ But what is important is to educate people around you in your circles and teach them the book of God. Only then can the mindsets change. Of both the parties, those spending and those who are comprised. And even those who are comprised won’t feel anything because of that level of Iman that they’d know these material things don’t matter at all.