Sufyān ath-Thawrī on scholars pursuing wealth
31 January 2021 · 18 Jumādā II 1442 AH
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!قَالَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللّٰهُ: >الْعَالِمُ طَبِيبُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ، وَالْمَالُ الدَّاءُ، فَإِذَا كَانَ الطَّبِيبُ يَجُرُّ الدَّاءَ إلَى نَفْسِهِ كَيْفَ يُعَالِجُ غَيْرَهُ؟<
Translation
Sufyān ath-Thawrī [d. 161H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “The scholar is [like] a doctor of this nation and the wealth is the sickness. Therefore, when the doctor brings the sickness to himself how can he treat others?!”
Takhrīj+
• Al-Ādāb ash-Shar’īyah (2/48)