940 - ما لا يُعَدُّ مِنَ الإسرافِ‏

940. That Which is Not Counted As Waste

2993.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا خَيرَ في السَّرَفِ ، ولا سَرَفَ في الخَيرِ .¹

2993.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is nothing of good to be found in waste, and nothing of waste to be found in good.'²

2994.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَيسَ فيما أصلَحَ البَدَنَ إسرافٌ... إنّما الإسرافُ فيما أتلَفَ المالَ وأضَرَّ بالبَدَنِ.³

2994.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is no waste in anything that improves the body...rather waste is found in all that squanders away wealth and harms the body.' ⁴

2995.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عَن عَشَرَةِ أقْمِصَةٍ هَل ذلكَ مِنَ السَّرَفِ - : لا ، ولكن ذلكَ أبقى‏ لِثِيابِهِ ، ولكنَّ السَّرَفَ أن تَلبَسَ ثَوبَ صَونِكَ في المكانِ القَذِرِ .⁵

2995. Imam al-Kazim (AS), when asked about whether owning ten shirts was considered a waste, replied, 'No, and in fact that is more conducive to longer wear of your clothes. Waste is when you wear your formal finery to unclean places [as casual wear].' ⁶