Al-Qasidah Al-Haiyah – Poetic Work on Zuhd & Worldly Abstinence (Paperback) | Ash-Shaykh Ḥāfidh ibn Ahmad

Al-Qasidah Al-Haiyah is a classical Arabic poem that addresses a lofty and essential aspect of Islamic knowledge — the virtue of zuhd (abstinence) from excessive preoccupation with the worldly life. Through eloquent verse, the poet warns against letting this life become one’s main focus or measure of success, highlighting how such attachment can lead to harm, loss, and spiritual deprivation.

From Author:

From his pieces of poetry is this poem entitled ‘Al-Hāʾīyah.’ It concerns a lofty aspect and an essential matter of knowledge. It is concerning having Zuhd (abstinence) in this worldly life, cautioning from being tested in it.

This poetry contains safeguarding it, from making it one’s most significant importance, from it being the scope of one’s knowledge, and from it is the extent of his objective.Whoever is like that, this worldly life will cause him a great deal of harm.

It will be the cause of his destruction and being deprived of any good.The poet has undoubtedly done well and was proficient in writing this poem. Along with its conciseness, it is comprised of many excellent and tremendous benefits.

Maktabatul-Irshad

• Ash-Shaykh Ḥāfidh ibn Ahmad

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