and bishr almarisi said to me my book was presented to almamun regarding the analysis of wine and muhammad ibn abi alabbas altusi was present. he rose up to criticize it and oppose the arguments contained in it and he went on at length about that and gave sermons and he spoke at length and elaborated. so almamun became anxious and became angry and he became agitated and raged because of altusis contempt and the emptiness of the council for him.
وقال لي بشر المريسي عرض كتابي على المأمون في تحليل النبيذ، وبحضرته محمد بن أبي العباس الطوسي، فانبرى للطعن عليه والمعارضة للحجج التي فيه، وأسهب في ذلك وخطب، وأكثر وأطنب، فقلق المأمون واحتدم، وهاج واضطرم؛ لاستحقار الطوسي وخلاء المجلس له، وكان