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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Mysteries_of_Pilgrimage, page : 23
There is no sense in saying: “I had to pay up under duress.” If one had stayed at
home or turned back one would not have had to pay a thing. Actually, a display
of affluence sometimes provokes a lot of demands, whereas these would not
arise if one dressed like the poor people; you may only have yourself to blame for
putting yourself in a situation of duress.
Moderation in Expenditure
3. Liberality in provision and magnamanity in outlay and expenditure, steering a
course between stinginess and extravagance. I mean the lavish indulgence in
exquisite food and drink, characteristic of the opulent. But heavy expense in
giving generously is not extravagance, for there is no goodness in immoderation
and no immoderation in goodness. Outlay on provision for the Pilgrimage is
expenditure in the way of Allah, and every penny of it is worth seven hundred.
Ibn Umar said: “Part of nobility consists in making generous provision for one‟s
home or turned back one would not have had to pay a thing. Actually, a display
of affluence sometimes provokes a lot of demands, whereas these would not
arise if one dressed like the poor people; you may only have yourself to blame for
putting yourself in a situation of duress.
Moderation in Expenditure
3. Liberality in provision and magnamanity in outlay and expenditure, steering a
course between stinginess and extravagance. I mean the lavish indulgence in
exquisite food and drink, characteristic of the opulent. But heavy expense in
giving generously is not extravagance, for there is no goodness in immoderation
and no immoderation in goodness. Outlay on provision for the Pilgrimage is
expenditure in the way of Allah, and every penny of it is worth seven hundred.
Ibn Umar said: “Part of nobility consists in making generous provision for one‟s