وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا ٢٩
And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
Quran verses about Extravagance and waste
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18 verses in 12 surahs · 1 subtopic
Excess is treated in these verses from several angles: in spending, where the right course lies between waste and stinginess, and also in matters other than wealth. They recall that Allah does not like those who commit excess, call the extravagant a brother of Satan, and announce the evil end of the excessive in this world and the Hereafter.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 18
- Extravagance 17
- Excess in matters other than wealth 4
- Balance between extravagance and stinginess 2
- The evil end of the extravagant in this world and the Hereafter 5
- The squanderer is a brother of Satan 1
- The extravagant are disliked by Allah 2
- The extravagant wrongs others and himself 4
- The prohibition of extravagance in general 4
- Its prohibition 3
Balance between extravagance and stinginess · 2 verses
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا۟ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا ٦٧
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.