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Chapter 8. Prohibition on Squandering
Squandering is one of the things that Hawa commands and the mind prohibits. The best discipline regarding this is the discipline of Allah, Exalted is He, Who said,
But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. [al-Isra 17:26]
Know that a person might be given the sustenance of one whole month in one day, but if he spends it wastefully he will suffer for the rest of the month but if he is wise, in how he spends it, he will live happily for the rest of the month.
The cure of this disease lies in reflecting on the consequences of one's actions and being cautious of the future possibility [of need] and poverty for this shall ensure the restraint of one's hand from spending wastefully.
Chapters
Chapter 1
The Virtue of the Mind
Chapter 2
Dispraise of Hawa (desires)
Chapter 3
The Difference Between the Perspective of Mind and the Perspective of Hawa
Chapter 4
Averting Passionate Love (Ishq)
Chapter 5
Averting Gluttony (Sharah)
Chapter 6
Refusing to take a Position of Authority in this world
Chapter 7
Averting Stinginess
Chapter 8
Prohibition on Squandering
Chapter 9
Elucidation on the Amount of Earnings and Expenditure
Chapter 10
Dispraise of Lying
Chapter 11
Averting Envy
Chapter 12
Averting Spitefulness
Chapter 13
Averting Anger
Chapter 14
Averting Arrogance
Chapter 15
Averting Conceit
Chapter 16
Averting Riya (Insincerity and Pretentiousness)
Chapter 17
Averting Excessive Thinking
Chapter 18
Averting Excessive Sadness
Chapter 19
Averting Ghamm (Grief) and Hamm (Worry)
Chapter 20
Averting Excessive Fear and Cautiousness of Death
Chapter 21
Averting Excessive Happiness
Chapter 22
Averting Indolence
Chapter 23
Identifying One's Flaws
Chapter 24
Motivating a Low Endeavor
Chapter 25
Self Discipline
Chapter 26
Disciplining Children
Chapter 27
Disciplining and Handling Family and Slaves
Chapter 28
Consorting with People
Chapter 29
Flawlessness of Character