How do we reconcile the Prophet's urging for beauty with 'Umar ibn al-Khattab's mending of his garment and his saying to someone he saw eating meat: "You have exhausted your good things in your worldly life"?

The issue of abandoning good things and turning away from pleasures is a matter of disagreement among scholars. Some say it is not an act of worship, while others say it is a path to asceticism. Some believe in allowing the self to enjoy its pleasures, and others prefer moderation.

Perhaps Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, saw the preference in minimizing worldly enjoyments, based on what he heard from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Those are a people whose good things have been hastened for them in the worldly life." This is also due to his love for altruism and his reminding of the verse: "You have exhausted your good things in your worldly life and enjoyed them."