26/112. Chapter:
ASCETICISM IN ITS TRUE SENSE
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5282
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5282
وَعَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ قَالَ: لَيْسَ الزُّهْدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا بِلُبْسِ الْغَلِيظِ وَالْخَشِنِ وَأَكْلِ الْجَشِبِ إِنَّمَا الزُّهْدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا قِصَرُ الْأَمَلِ. رَوَاهُ فِي «شرح السّنة»
Sayyiduna Sufyan Thawri رحمه الله said that zuhd (abstinence) or asceticism in the world is not that one should wear rough and coarse clothing and eat stale, dry bread. But, asceticism in the world is to have few hopes. [1]
[1] Bayhaqi in Sharh us sunnah (Holy Prophet's practice) 14-286Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5282In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 128
