he used to allocate a great deal of money and he had no heirs. so he used to mock some of them and when they brought him to witness he would say you know that i have no heirs so when i die this money will belong to soandso. so many people were reluctant to pledge allegiance to him for this. and i saw him for a period of time and i never saw him except with his sandal in his hand or walking all day in a sandal with a cut heel which was too much for its owner. he said so these magians graze basra baghdad persia ahwaz and the whole world in sindhi sandals. 5 so it was said to him
وكان يعين مالا عظيما، ولم يكن له وارث. فكان يسخر ببعضهم، فيقول عند الإشهاد قد علمتم أنه لا وارث لي، فإذا مت فهذا المال لفلان . فكان قوم كثير يحصرصون على مبايعته لهذا. وقد رأيته أنا زمانا من الدهر، ما رأيته قط إلا ونعله في يده أو يمشي طول نهاره في نعل مقطوعة العقب، شديدة على صاحبها. قال فهؤلاء المجوس يرتعون البصرة وبغداد وفارس والأهواز والدنيا كلها بنعال سندية ٥ ، فقيل له