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“None in this age will amass wealth except those having five traits ofcharacter. High hopes; abnormal greediness; excessive miserliness, lack of fearing Allaah; and forgetfulness of the coming world.”

Quote by Sufyan al-Thawri

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Sufyan al-Thawri

Sufyan al-Thawri, born in 716 and died in 778, was a historical figure whose profession and category are currently unknown. He held an important position in Islamic jurisprudence. more

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