The Difference Between Zuhd and Wara'

Question:
The Shaykh's attendance. Between effort and scrupulousness. And is it true that the real effort is leaving the forbidden things?

Answer:
Zuhd (asceticism) is leaving the excesses that a person does not need. A person takes his need from money, from women, and from food, and leaves the extra. This is what occupies him with worship. This is zuhd: leaving the excesses. The excess of money means what is more than his need. Zuhd is not that a person leaves something he needs; that is not permissible. The one who needs food, clothing, a place, and a vehicle... and the sins are in the hearts. So, Allah the Exalted is in the hearts, so it is in the appearances. As for wara' (scrupulousness), its meaning is that a person leaves the doubtful thing. Here is the doubtful thing: is it halal or haram? He does not know if it is halal or haram? Or the evidence in it is balanced, leading to this wara' of leaving it. If it is doubtful to him whether it is halal or haram, he exercises wara' and leaves it. This is wara'. Yes.