Habituation to luxury (ilf al-rafaha)

In his series "Al Fawzu Al Moubeen", Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy takes up what he calls habituation to luxury (ilf al-rafaha): children growing used to indulgence until it becomes second nature to them, which he criticises as a blight. ¹ He mentions a United Nations statistic on celibacy and holds that true poverty is poverty of the heart, not poverty of wealth. ² He then draws a comparison between a couple in a wealthy country and a couple in a country under pressure; the comparison carries a polemical charge whose wording is not reproduced here. ³

Sheikh Omar criticises what he calls habituation to luxury, the habit by which children grow accustomed to ease until it becomes their nature, and he regards it as a blight. ¹ He holds that the righteous loved the created world as a field for worshipping God, and that this brought them close to success. ¹

The Sheikh cites a United Nations statistic on celibacy and late marriage, and says its highest rates are in the wealthy countries of the Muslim world (needs_source: un-statistic-and-percent). ² He gives a figure relating to Palestine (needs_source: un-statistic-and-percent). ²

The Sheikh holds that true poverty is poverty of the heart, not poverty of wealth. ²

The Sheikh compares a couple in a wealthy country with a couple in a country under pressure. He describes women in particular societies in a demeaning way, and attributes to men there a particular stance. ³ This is a polemical passage in the speaker's discourse. It is recorded here as his view; the museum does not adopt it, and its wording is not quoted.