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**Sheelldaw** · 10-25-2011, 02:48 PM

Due to growing materalism many muslims are living in debt all their lives. Many people are taking out huge mortgages that they can't afford. (The muslim community needs to set up a fund for housing and develop some projects in this regards). The other problem is people are literally going crazy and buying everything on credit. In the UAE I know guys who are earning like 14k per month who have gone out and brought a car for 450k (apart from the extra interest/halal interest to the bank). This kind of senseless behavior seems to be the norm not the exception in the uae. I would not be surprised if some of the indopak laborers have more savings and are in a better financial condition than many emirates.

This mindless extremism and materialism needs to stop. I remember a lady at my work place in london who was earning a good salary and her husband was also working and she told me she even brought her hoover by paying installments. We need to move away from this kafir lifestyle. Men with cars they can't afford, ladies with their expensive handbags and expensive clothes.

I see many of my generation in the UK who have totally forgotten how to live a simple life.

What happens with this kind of materialism is that a man loses all his peace of mind. He cannot even venture into a relationship with ALLAH as his mind is always occupied in such thoughts.

Anyway just some food for thought.

10-25-2011, 02:48 PM	#1
Sheelldaw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 432 Senior Member	Living in debt Due to growing materalism many muslims are living in debt all their lives. Many people are taking out huge mortgages that they can't afford. (The muslim community needs to set up a fund for housing and develop some projects in this regards). The other problem is people are literally going crazy and buying everything on credit. In the UAE I know guys who are earning like 14k per month who have gone out and brought a car for 450k (apart from the extra interest/halal interest to the bank). This kind of senseless behavior seems to be the norm not the exception in the uae. I would not be surprised if some of the indopak laborers have more savings and are in a better financial condition than many emirates. This mindless extremism and materialism needs to stop. I remember a lady at my work place in london who was earning a good salary and her husband was also working and she told me she even brought her hoover by paying installments. We need to move away from this kafir lifestyle. Men with cars they can't afford, ladies with their expensive handbags and expensive clothes. I see many of my generation in the UK who have totally forgotten how to live a simple life. What happens with this kind of materialism is that a man loses all his peace of mind. He cannot even venture into a relationship with ALLAH as his mind is always occupied in such thoughts. Anyway just some food for thought.
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