Hilyatul Awliya 7/68

Sufyan at-Thawri was asked about the saying of Allah, "And man was created weak." What is meant by weak?

He replied, "A woman passes by a man, and the man can not prevent himself from looking at her, and he attains no benefit (by looking at her), is there anything weaker than this?"

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> Sufyan at-Thawri was asked about the saying of Allah, "And man was created weak." What is meant by weak?
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> He replied, "A woman passes by a man, and the man can not prevent himself from looking at her, and he attains no benefit (by looking at her), is there anything weaker than this?"
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> —Hilyatul Awliya 7/68