asceticism

Nuggets (Nukat), benefits (Fawāʾid), aphorisms, and other tidbits about “asceticism.”

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Amīr Al-Muʾminīn ʿUmar Ibn ʿAbd Al-ʿAzīz said:
Learn knowledge, for it is an adornment for the wealthy and assistance for the poor. I do not say that it is sought to gain wealth, but rather it calls to contentment (Qanāʿah).
Sīrat ʿUmar Ibn ʿAbd Al-ʿAzīz by Ibn ʿAbd Al-Ḥakam (p.151)
Knowledge Asceticism
Mālik Ibn Dīnār said:
I said to [Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī], “What is the punishment of a scholar?” He replied, “The death of the heart.” I asked, “And what is the death of the heart?” He said, “Seeking the worldly life (Ad-Dunyā) with deeds of the Hereafter.”
Az-Zuhd by Aḥmad (1498)
Asceticism