For Anyone Going Into Debt to Impress Others – Nasreddin Hodja: Eat, My Coat, Eat!
From Timeless Fairy Tales · 00:05:20
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"Everyone's bought a new car except us." "What will people say if we have a simple wedding?" So many arguments at home aren't really about money; they're about who we spend it for. The phone on instalments, the wedding on a loan, the holiday on a card… and at the end of the month the home turns into a courtroom. We tell of the day Nasreddin Hodja went to a wedding in a patched robe and no one looked his way, then came back in his fur coat and was seated in the place of honour. We bring Hodja's words, "Eat, my coat, eat!", into our own homes.📖 Sources:• Nasreddin Hodja anecdote: "Eat, my coat, eat!"• Quran, Surah al-Furqan, verse 67: "And those who, when they spend, are neither wasteful nor stingy, but keep a balance between the two."• Hadith (Abu Hurairah, Muslim): "God does not look at your appearance or your wealth; He looks at your hearts and your deeds."• Hadith (Aisha, Bukhari and Muslim): "O God, I seek refuge in You from sin and from debt." / "When a person falls into debt, he speaks and lies; he makes a promise and breaks it."• Suleiman the Magnificent (pen name Muhibbî): "Among people nothing is held as dear as fortune, / yet no fortune in the world is like a single breath of health."💬 The last big thing you bought: was it for yourself, or for other people? Tell us in the comments; no one is judged here.ℹ️ This episode is for general information and spiritual reflection; it is not a substitute for financial advice, family counselling or psychological treatment. The voice is an AI voice. The narrator's memories are part of the storytelling.May God keep you.
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