Gold & Dust are the Same
Avoiding Sin Is Easier Than Repenting
October 26, 2011
Hardships Are Blessings, Comforts Are Tribulations
October 28, 2011
Real taṣṣawuf (Sufism) is to practice zuhd (asceticism) in this world until its gold is the same to you as its dust, and the people’s praise is the same to you as their criticism.
—Imām Muhammad al-Shawkānī [d. 1250H/1834CE], al-Badr al-Ṭāliʿ
