These days there is so much snow fall there that the entire...

These days there is so much snow fall there that the entire land is covered with it. It is difficult to get water for wudhu ( the minor ablution ) nor is it possible to do *tayyamum (*the dry ablution). In such a situation what instructions you give me about performance of the mandatory prayers?” The Imam got angry on him and said, “Why are you undertaking such a journey that can disrupt you obligatory matters of faith?

When you are aware that because of your traveling on business to that place your taqwa (piety) is affected, then you must avoid such travel” When attending a gathering is permissible, but there is likelihood of undesirable things happening there, then it is better to avoid attending the party. But all these doubts and confusions are for people with weak faiths, a man of piety will never falter from the right course.

The Material Capacities There are certain permissible acts that might make a person commit haram actions. He thinks that in a material sense these acts have lot of meaning. Although an act might be mustahab (desirable) or mubah (permissible) the man of piety keeps a close watch on its implications and consequences. He seriously considers what effect the performance of the act might have on him. Then only he ventures to embark on performing it. In our daily lives why there is waste and profligacy?

What use spending lives on unproductive acts? When people don’t help their poor relatives and friends cutting into their legitimate expenses, and make heavy expenses through loans on pomp and show, their prayers are nothing short of hypocrisy. They may not be rewarded in the Hereafter. Taking interest in the pleasures of life is not haram . It is in fact legitimate and permissible.

But when such things are given unnecessary importance, there can be the likelihood of Qata ar-Rahm or depriving the near of kin of their legitimate rights and privileges. Even sometimes people fulfill their desire for pomp by meeting the high expenses with loans. Thus they might incur the risk of rendering their acts Haram . Another example is that good humor is permissible. In certain circumstances it is desirable too.

But we see that in excess, this permissible act ends into practical jokes and results in the heart- burn for the persons who are the subject of the humor. This can be tantamount to hurting the feelings of Mu’minīn and is Haram .