💰 Family finances · #98

Our income is now limited to a pension only. How do we live with enough and stay at peace?

Feeling content with what you have makes limited provision feel ample and keeps the heart at peace. Arrange your spending by real priorities: basic needs, medical care and a little for charity, and cut back on wants that can wait. Avoid debt for a lifestyle or to keep up appearances. Make use of assistance you are entitled to, such as zakat or welfare aid, because there is no shame in that. Be grateful for the blessings of health, time and family that cannot be valued in money. Pray for blessing (barakah) in the little you have; blessed provision suffices more than plenty that brings unrest. See family finances.

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This answer is general reference, not a fatwa. For your situation, consult the religious affairs office, a Syarie lawyer or your state Syariah Court.

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