سمعت الشيخ أبا بكر محمد بن موسى الخوارزمي إمامنا وأستاذنا يقول كان سبب كتب ابن سماعة النوادر عن محمد أنه رآه في النوم كأنه ينقب الأبر فاستعبر ذلك فقيل له هذا رجل ينطق بالحكمة فاجهد ان لا يفوتك منه لفظة فبدأ حينئذ فكتب عنه النوادر
سمعت الشيخ أبا بكر محمد بن موسى الخوارزمي إمامنا وأستاذنا يقول كان سبب كتب ابن سماعة النوادر عن محمد أنه رآه في النوم كأنه ينقب الأبر فاستعبر ذلك فقيل له هذا رجل ينطق بالحكمة فاجهد ان لا يفوتك منه لفظة فبدأ حينئذ فكتب عنه النوادر
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I heard our imam and teacher, Shaykh Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, say: The reason Ibn Samāʿa recorded the Nawādir from Muḥammad was that he saw him in a dream as though he were piercing needles. He sought an interpretation and was told, “This is a man who speaks wisdom; strive not to miss a single word from him.” At that point he began recording the Nawādir from him.
I heard our imam and teacher, Shaykh Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, say: The reason Ibn Samāʿa recorded the Nawādir from Muḥammad was that he saw him in a dream as though he were piercing needles. He sought an interpretation and was told, “This is a man who speaks wisdom; strive not to miss a single word from him.” At that point he began recording the Nawādir from him.
Sources: Al-Afghānī · p. 162 / Baktāsh · p. 266
- Al-Afghānī edition (1985), p. 162 · PDF page 162
- Baktāsh edition (2023), p. 266 · PDF page 266
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