 he said after his arrival he stayed for twenty months without hearing a single word of singing. then he heard it from behind a veil imitating alrashid. he remained like that for seven pilgrimages then he appeared to his companions and singers.
قال أقام بعد قدومه عشرين شهرا لم يسمع حرفا من الغناء. ثم سمعه من وراء حجاب، متشبها بالرشيد. فكان كذلك سبع حجج ثم ظهر للندماء والمغنين.