ISLAM CALLS FOR ENJOYING LIFE
Sheikh “Muhammad Abduh”(1849-1905) the Head of Islamic verdict body (mufti) & top scholar in Egypt & most Islamic countries in his time wrote that the health & life in Islam is prior & comes first to religious duties .The Islam forgiving commands take the human to ALLAH & fills his heart with ALLAH love, but does not take him from making up his life earnings & enjoying life pleasures . The prophet did not say “ sell what you own & follow me” but when asked about sadakah (optional charity amount) , he said “ the third is enough & the third is much , leave money to your pedigree & leave them rich not needy to others”
1) Islam has granted us permissions & waivers , for example ALLAH has enacted Ramadan fasting , but waived the fasting for the sick & traveler & those who find much hardship in it , ALLAH has enacted water ablution before prayer but waived ablution if there was a harm of water contacting or it was difficult to get water, also praying in Islam is performed by movements of standing & kneeling but the movement is waived if the prayer finds difficulty in it
2) Islam allowed & called for enjoying & relishing all kinds of life adorments & goods & pleasures conditional to moderation & good intention & maintaining the legal limits , see
Q5;87
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّـهُ لَكُمْ
translation “O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you—
Q7;32
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّـهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ
translation “Say, “Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision/livelihood —
3) ALLAH calls for spending & enjoying but without extravagance
Q 17;29
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا
translation “And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck (tight spender)or extend it completely (extravagant)and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
4) Islam forbid us from exaggerating & hyperbole in religion & asks us to enjoy our life
QURAN 28;77
وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّـهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا
Translation “And seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and do not forget your share of the world”–
ALLAH told us to supplicate to him asking for good in both life & afterlife
2;201 رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Translation “Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”–
5)ALLAH tells us that he wants the ease for us & told us to choose the easy path
QURAN 2;185
يُرِيدُ اللَّـهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ
Translation is “Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship”—