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**ivandiadser** · 05-09-2012, 12:51 PM

As Salamu Alaikum,

I've been thinking a lot about the Hadith stating that "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a passerby/wayfarer." Basically what I am getting from it is that worldly attachment and the materialism of this dunya are of no major benefit for the preparation for the Akhirah. However what is the extent that we can go to as Muslims to detach ourselves from the dunya, to protect ourselves from a huge fitnah if we do not seem to find ourselves able to resist the temptations of Shaitan? And also, could someone elaborate on the meaning of "zuhd?"
JazakumUllahu Khair

05-09-2012, 12:51 PM	#1
ivandiadser Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	What does Islam say about Zuhd (Asceticism)? As Salamu Alaikum, I've been thinking a lot about the Hadith stating that "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a passerby/wayfarer." Basically what I am getting from it is that worldly attachment and the materialism of this dunya are of no major benefit for the preparation for the Akhirah. However what is the extent that we can go to as Muslims to detach ourselves from the dunya, to protect ourselves from a huge fitnah if we do not seem to find ourselves able to resist the temptations of Shaitan? And also, could someone elaborate on the meaning of "zuhd?" JazakumUllahu Khair
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