2272 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me. I heard al-Walid ibn Muslim say: I heard al-Awzaʿi say: I heard Bilal ibn Saʿd say:

“By Allah, it is sin enough that Allah—exalted is He—urges us to turn away from the life of this world while we continue to crave it. Thus your ‘ascetic’ is attached to it, your ‘scholar’ is ignorant, and your ‘worshiper’ falls short.”