don’t need. If possible, give money to charity instead of spending it on useless items.

Spending in places which sharīʿah, societal norms or moral standards prohibit, is known as isrāf. Examples of this include spending where sin openly occurs or spending on strangers to the extent a person’s own family is left without any financial support. If this isrāf and wasteful spending is against sharīʿah, it is considered haram. If this is against common practice or moral standards instead, it is minorly disliked.^[1]

The renowned spiritual guide and Amir of Ahl al-Sunnah, Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ narrates in his famous book, Blessings of Sunnah:

Muftī Ahmad Yār Khan NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes in Tafsīr NaꜤīmī:

Isrāf has many layers of detail when it comes to explaining it, and it can refer to:

1.   Considering halal things to be haram.

2.   Using haram things.

3.   Eating, drinking or wearing more than one needs.  

4.   Eating, drinking or wearing whatever one’s heart desires.

5.   Eating continuously throughout the day and night, causing illness and damaging the stomach.

6.   Eating and drinking harmful things.

7.   Always thinking about what to eat, drink or wear next.^[2]

8.   Eating for the sake of it.