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504 – Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān narrated to me. He said: A man from Quraysh was asked, “What is zuhd (asceticism)?” He answered, “By Allah, it is neither severe austerity nor coarse food; it is a soul that cheerfully lets go of whatever the appetite holds dear.”
٥٠٤ - حَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: قِيلَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ: مَا الزُّهْدُ؟ قَالَ: «وَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ بِالتَّقَشُّفِ، وَلَا بِخُشُونَةِ الْمَطْعَمِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ طَلْقُ النَّفْسِ عَنْ مَحْبُوبِ الشَّهْوَةِ»