The Disease of this Ummah and its Doctor

It is reported that Sufyân Al-Thawrî – Allâh have mercy on him – said, “Wealth is the disease of this Ummah, and the scholar is the doctor of this Ummah. So if the doctor brings the disease to himself, how will he cure the people?”

Al-Dhahabî, Siyar A’lâm Al-Nubalâ`, Vol. 7 p243.

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June 29, 2009

Topics: Affairs of the Ummah, dunyâ, knowledge, zuhd

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2 Responses to “The Disease of this Ummah and its Doctor”

  1. Ibn Omar on November 11, 2009 13:08

    Assalaamu'alaykum warahmatullaah

    Nice website – Mashaa-Allaah

    Could you put the arabic text and then the translation for these beautiful sayings – learning the original text by heart would be great.

    Baarakallaahu feekum

    Ibn Omar

  2. Owais Al-Hashimi on November 11, 2009 17:19

    Wa alaykumus-salam wa rahmatullah,
    Barakallahu feekum. The suggestion to include the Arabic text of narrations is desirable and has been suggested before. For reasons stated in previous responses to this idea, only the English translation is included. In sha Allâh I’ll look further into whether I can include the Arabic text, but for the time being, just translations are provided.
    Jazakumullahu khayran for the suggestion anyway.