The Best of then and Now
It is reported that Mujāhid – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
Those who strive and exert themselves (al-mujtahid) amongst you today are like those who used to play around amongst those before you. Wakī’ b. Al-Jarrāh, Al-Zuhd article 221.
Wakī’ b. Al-Jarrāh, Al-Zuhd article 221.
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