43 || the rarity of Zuhd in leadership

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It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

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It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

I have not seen less zuhd (abstinence) in anything than leadership; you can see a man renouncing food, drink, wealth and clothing, but if his leadership is contested, he vehemently defends and has enmity over it.

Al-Dhahabī, Siyar ʾAʿlām Al-Nubalāʾ 7:262.

Al-Dhahabī, Siyar ʾAʿlām Al-Nubalāʾ 7:262

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