A man once asked Muhammad b. Wāsi’ for advice. He replied, “I advise you to be a king in this world and the hereafter.” The man enquired, “How?” He replied, “Lose interest in worldly things (practice zuhd).”
Al-Dhahabī , Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā' in his biography of Muhammad b. Wāsi’.
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Gems of the Salaf | ✔
Non-Fiction-the salaf series 2- "To those who wish to live in a world that kills." - sequel to the "sayings of the salaf" - can be read as a standalone