Gardens of Purification

Allah the Most High Said: "And hasten to the forgiveness of your Lord and a Paradise as wide as the Heavens and the Earth prepared for those who fear Allah" [Aali Imran: 133] Citing his teacher Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Al-Qayyim said that, 'zuhd is to leave something that has no benefit for one's Hereafter. And wara' is to leave something for fear of harming one's Hereafter."

Zuhd reflects a lack of want and desire for something, and wara' is to abstain from something and guard against potential hazards. Yet both these qualities are nuanced and the correct course to take in assuming asceticism and piety is to abstain from unlawful acts and desires, while being moderate in all forms of worship. It is primarily knowing that adherence to the Sunnah preserves its followers from the blameworthy desirous self and the evil it harvests.