Who is this statement attributed to?
“Asceticism is not only eating hard [bread] and wearing coarse clothing, but it is to curtail aspirations and to anticipate death”
Answer:
‘Allamah Dhahabi (rahimahullah) has cited this as the statement of Imam Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah).
(Siyaru A’alamin Nubala, vol. 7 pg. 243)
The Arabic wording of this statement is as follows:
ليس الزهد بأكل الغليظ ولبس الخشن، ولكنه قصر الأمل وارتقاب الموت
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar