Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)
by Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Hai ArifiFrugality
Hadrat Anas, Abu Umama, lbne Abbas & Au (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhum) narrated that the Messenger of ALLAH (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, “Moderation in expenditure is half of one’s livelihood” (This means that one should spend with caution and deliberation and should spend when the occasion demands. If one spends cautiously one does not stand in use of others help and if a person is spendthrifht he will spend all he has even if he has great wealth.) [Dailmi and others]