خطبات طاہر (جلد 1۔ 1982ء) — Page 428
Khutbat-e-Tahir Vol 1 428 October 8, 1982 created out of His love good things of life to be used not to be abandoned by His people, by His true servants۔So if they make use of these things there is nothing wrong at all with it۔And after this verse of the Holy Qur'an nobody on earth has a right to censure them for good living, provided as I have mentioned before that they live within the four walls of Islamic dictates۔Also provided that this living does not bar them from taking part in the sacrifices in the way of Allah۔When we plead austerity, it is not because living a life of comfort is prohibited in Islam It is only because if you can save more, you will be more able to serve the cause of Islam۔That belongs to the region of Naf () as it is said in Islam, Nafl (J) is a term which means after doing the obligatory things if you do some thing of volition that is Nafl (J) so, that pertains to the department of Nafl (J)۔But even if somebody remains restricted to the department, to the field of obligation, no man on earth has right to censure him۔Hadrat Rasul-e- Karim was once asked by a visitor, "Tell me about Islam"۔He, in reply, told him the fundamentals of Islam and also started telling him of acts of volition later on; of good acts which pertains to the region of Nawafil (J)۔So he said, "Look here, I will do just that what is obligatory and nothing more, so will I be forgiven?" He said, "Yes,