أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ يَوْمًا فِي شَيْءٍ، قَالَهُ: يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ، لَيْسَ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الْفُقَهَاءُ، فَقَالَ: "وَيْحَكَ ! وَرَأَيْتَ أَنْتَ فَقِيهًا قَطُّ , إِنَّمَا الْفَقِيهُ الزَّاهِدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا، الرَّاغِبُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ، الْبَصِيرُ بِأَمْرِ دِينِهِ، الْمُدَاوِمُ عَلَى عِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ".
Imran Munqari said: One day I asked Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) about something he had said, "O Abu Sa'id! The jurists do not say this way." He replied: "Woe to you, have you ever seen a jurist? A jurist is one who withdraws from the world, inclines towards the Hereafter, has insight in matters of religion, and remains steadfast in the worship of his Lord."