Disassociation from this World
From Abu Umaamah Iyaas ibn Tha’labah who said: The Companions of Allah’s Messenger pbuh mentioned this world one day in his presence, so Allah’s Messenger pbuh said: Will you not listen, will you not listen !
Wearing old clothes is part of iman, wearing old clothes is part of iman.
(Hadis reported by Abu Daud, hadis hassan)
Zuhud (abstemiousness) is to have little regard for this world, to manifest one’s poverty and need before Allah, to treat the servants of Allah kindly and gently, to avoid spending lavishly upon clothing, food and drink, and to avoid fame.
Zuhud is not the rejection of the favours which Allah, the One free and far removed from all defects, bestows upon some of His servants, rather it is as Ibn Taimiyyah rahimahullah said: Keep away from that which does not bring benefit, either because it contains no benefit at all, or because something other than it is more beneficial, so that by doing the first he would be missing greater benefit, or because it will produce something whose harm will grow to outweigh its benefit. But as regards things which are purely beneficial or predominantly, then avoidance of them is stupidity. Therefore there is to be no abstemiousness with regard to Good Actions.
