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body had marks from the substance the mat was made of.
This made Umar weep, as he realized that the Prophet,
being a messenger of God, was living in difficulty while
his contemporary kings were leading luxurious lives. The
Prophet explained to Umar that we must be satisfied
with what fulfils our need. Kings and emperors are
concerned about living in luxury, but for the Prophet
whatever fulfilled his need was enough. In today’s age,
several things have become our need, such as a phone
for communication and other gadgets to get our work
done. All these are classified as needs and Islam does not
prohibit acquiring them.

Also, the definition of ‘need’ may vary. Something that
may be the need of one may not be the need of another.
So, there could never be a universal yardstick defining
‘need’; a conscientious individual is the best judge of his
needs and well understands when it becomes greed.

105 Does Islam support the concept of
organ donation after death?

es, undoubtedly Islam supports donation of organs
Yafter death. This is because there is a concept in
Islam, called sadqah-e-jariyah, which means continued
charity or on-going charity – this is charity which comes
to benefit people even after the person who made the
donation has passed away. Other examples of this form
of charity may be to open a school which continues to

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