حدثنا أبو القاسم علي بن محمد بن علان الواسطي وما رأت عيناي في معناه مثله قال لما أصابه الفالج في آخر عمره [حضرته] في بيته وحضر أصحابه أبو بكر الدامغاني وأبو علي الشاشي وأبو عبد الله البصري فقالوا هذا مرض يحتاج إلى نفقة وعلاج وهو مقل ولانحب أن نبذله للناس فنحب أن نكتب إلى سيف الدولة ونطلب منه ما ينفق عليه ففعلوا ذلك وأحس أبو الحسن بما هم فيه فسأل عن ذلك فأخبر به فبكى وقال اللهم لاتجعل رزقي إلا من حيث عودتني فمات قبل أن يحمل سيف الدولة شيئا ثم ورد كتاب سيف الدولة ومعه عشرة ألاف درهم ووعد أن يمد ذلك بأمثاله فتصدق به
حدثنا أبو القاسم علي بن محمد بن علان الواسطي وما رأت عيناي في معناه مثله قال لما أصابه الفالج في آخر عمره حضرته في بيته وحضر أصحابه أبو بكر الدامغاني وأبو علي الشاشي وأبو عبد الله البصري فقالوا هذا مرض يحتاج إلى نفقة وعلاج وهو مقل ولانحب أن نبذله للناس فنحب أن نكتب إلى سيف الدولة ونطلب منه ما ينفق عليه ففعلوا ذلك وأحس أبو الحسن بما هم فيه فسأل عن ذلك فأخبر به فبكى وقال اللهم لاتجعل رزقي إلا من حيث عودتني فمات قبل أن يحمل سيف الدولة شيئا ثم ورد كتاب سيف الدولة ومعه عشرة ألاف درهم ووعد أن يمد ذلك بأمثاله فتصدق به
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Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAllān al-Wāsiṭī related to us—and my eyes have never seen anyone like him in his particular qualities: When paralysis afflicted him at the end of his life, I attended him at his house. His companions Abū Bakr al-Dāmghānī, Abū ʿAlī al-Shāshī, and Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Baṣrī also attended. They said, “This illness requires expenditure and treatment, and he has little money. We do not wish to expose him to people's charity. We would like to write to Sayf al-Dawla and ask him for funds to spend on him.” They did so. Abū al-Ḥasan became aware of what they were doing and asked about it. When told, he wept and said, “God, let my provision come only from where You have accustomed me to receive it.” He died before Sayf al-Dawla sent anything. Then Sayf al-Dawla's letter arrived with ten thousand dirhams and a promise to supplement it with similar sums. It was given in charity.
Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAllān al-Wāsiṭī related to us—and my eyes have never seen anyone like him in his particular qualities: When paralysis afflicted him at the end of his life, I attended him at his house. His companions Abū Bakr al-Dāmghānī, Abū ʿAlī al-Shāshī, and Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Baṣrī also attended. They said, “This illness requires expenditure and treatment, and he has little money. We do not wish to expose him to people's charity. We would like to write to Sayf al-Dawla and ask him for funds to spend on him.” They did so. Abū al-Ḥasan became aware of what they were doing and asked about it. When told, he wept and said, “God, let my provision come only from where You have accustomed me to receive it.” He died before Sayf al-Dawla sent anything. Then Sayf al-Dawla's letter arrived with ten thousand dirhams and a promise to supplement it with similar sums. It was given in charity.
Sources: Al-Afghānī · pp. 166–167 / Baktāsh · p. 276
- Al-Afghānī edition (1985), pp. 166–167 · PDF page 166 · PDF page 167
- Baktāsh edition (2023), p. 276 · PDF page 276
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