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Summary of Sunni concepts Concept (619) | Definition of asceticism and piety
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Summary of Sunni concepts
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Definition of asceticism and piety
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One of the best things that has been said about defining both asceticism and piety
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Saying of Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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Asceticism is abandoning what is not useful in the afterlife
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Piety is abandoning what one fears will cause harm in the afterlife
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Therefore, asceticism is higher than piety
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Because the pious person may take what is not beneficial in the afterlife
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As long as there is no harm
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And accordingly
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Every ascetic is devout
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Not every pious person is an ascetic
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Summary of Sunni concepts