oils/perfumes not a waste of money?

[alfarooq85]

as-salaamu `alaykum,

Is there a hadith to the effect that spending money on `itr would not be considered a waste? Meaning, if there's one thing where israaf is not considered blameworthy, it would be for `itr/musk.

[Usama2]

Salaam alaikum

Brother, while you may follow a certain meaning of the "waste", the strongest Shariah meaning is that that is haram. That that is haram is waste.

Hukm shar`i is defined as the address of the Legislator upon/to/on the actions of the people.

It is not authority of the alim to legally address the actions of the people when Allah (SWT) and His Messenger (saaw) have not done so. Rather, it may be the personal advice of an alim, but it cannot be a legal address, as in overtaking the Shariah concept of 'waste'.

Thus, the responsibility is upon the alim to present the evidence to demostrate that the Shariah meaning of "waste" in the texts includes the mubah, the makruh, or the mandoub.

So, to say a matter is a "waste", as in haram, when the matter is otherwise mubah, requires the adillah (evidences) from the authoritative sources.
The personal opinion of an alim does NOT make a matter haram.

And Allah knows best.

[alfarooq85]

Salaam alaikum

Brother, while you may follow a certain meaning of the "waste", the strongest Shariah meaning is that that is haram. That that is haram is waste.

Hukm shar`i is defined as the address of the Legislator upon/to/on the actions of the people.

It is not authority of the alim to legally address the actions of the people when Allah (SWT) and His Messenger (saaw) have not done so. Rather, it may be the personal advice of an alim, but it cannot be a legal address, as in overtaking the Shariah concept of 'waste'.

Thus, the responsibility is upon the alim to present the evidence to demostrate that the Shariah meaning of "waste" in the texts includes the mubah, the makruh, or the mandoub.

So, to say a matter is a "waste", as in haram, when the matter is otherwise mubah, requires the adillah (evidences) from the authoritative sources.
The personal opinion of an alim does NOT make a matter haram.

And Allah knows best.

Perhaps "waste" was not the best word of choice. What I meant by waste was 'israaf', i.e. excessive spending, blameworthy spending which leaves one heedless of Allah SWT.

So, is anyone aware of a hadith which mentions something along the lines of how spending money on perfumes/oils would not be considered excessive spending?