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Sufyan al-Thawri Quotes

710–770

Sufyan al-Thawri or Abu Abdullah Sufyan ibn Said ibn Masruq al-Thawri (716 –778) was a Tābi‘ al-Tābi‘īn Islamic scholar and jurist, founder of the Thawri madhhab. He was also a great hadith compiler (muhaddith).

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Moaning and wailing have ten kinds of which nine are full of showoff and only one kind is full of reality.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

There is a punishment for all things. The punishments for the gnostic is to be cut off from His remembrance.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

If one tear falls on account of fear of God, it is better then fasting throughout life.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Renunciation of the world is reduction of hope for worldly gain, not eating coarse foods or wearing a rough cloak.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

For the people of the world sleep is more profitable than to keep awake, for then they keep off worldly discourses during sleep.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Worse than sin against God is sin against man.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Sell not the friendship of the Lord for the friendship of the world and its possessions.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Flesh eaters are those who backbite; they eat human flesh.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

The king who seeks company of the ascetics is superior to that ascetic who seeks nearness of the king.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

He who spends life in remoteness is much better, for it was the practice of the foremost saintly people. They liked to live comely instead of grandeur.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

I have never seen anything easier than abstaining. Whatever yourself devises, abandon it.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

I fear to accept anything from anybody lest my heart should start cherishing love for that person. I desire only to live in His thoughts.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

Five souls are the most dignified in creation: a scholar who is not self-indulgent (moderate), a Sufi jurisprudent, a humble rich person, a thankful poor one, and a noble who follows the Sunnah.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sufyan al-Thawri (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.