Gardens of Purification - Sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah

Gardens of Purification by Shaykhul-Isl\u0101m Ibn Taymiyyah\n\nPaths to Asceticism, Purifying the Self, Conditioning the Heart, Symptoms and Remedies\nBeauty of Patience, Pardoning and Avoidance\n\nAll\u0101h the Most High Said: \u201CAnd hasten to the forgiveness of your Lord and a Paradise as\nwide as the Heavens and the Earth prepared for those who fear All\u0101h\u201D [Aali \u2018Imr\u0101n: 133]\nCiting his teacher Shaykh al-Isl\u0101m Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Al-Qayyim said that, \u2018zuhd is to\nleave something that has no benefit for one\u2019s Hereafter. And wara\u2019 is to leave something\nfor fear of harming one\u2019s Hereafter.\u201D\n\nZuhd reflects a lack of want and desire for something, and wara\u2019 is \nto abstain from something and guard against potential hazards. Yet both \nthese qualities are nuanced and the correct course to take in assuming \nasceticism and piety is to abstain from unlawful acts and desires, while\n being moderate in all forh