nor during the day at my door. then he got up and ahmad bin kulaib left gloomy and sad. muhammad bin alhasan said this reached us so we said to ahmad bin kulaib and you have lost your chickens and eggs. he said bring me a kiss of his hand every night and i will lose many times that. he said when he despaired of ever seeing him illness exhausted him and put him to bed. muhammad ibn alhasan said abu abdullah muhammad ibn khattab our sheikh informed me. he said so i visited him and found him in the worst condition. i said to him why dont you seek treatment? he said my treatment is wellknown but as for doctors they have no choice at all. i said to him what is your treatment? he said a look from aslam. if you were to try to have him visit me allah would greatly reward you for that. and by allah he would also be rewarded. he said so i took pity on him and my soul was torn apart for him. i went to aslam and asked permission to see him. he gave me permission and met me as i should. i said to him i have a need. he said what is it? i said i know what brought you together with ahmad ibn kulayb from the bond of seeking from me. he said yes but you know that he left me made my name public and harmed me. i said to him all of that is forgiven in a situation like his and a man is dying so do me the favor of visiting him. he said by allah i am not able to do that so do not burden me with this. i said to him it is necessary there is nothing wrong with that it is only visiting a sick person. he said and i kept on at him until… he replied no no he said yes. so i went to ahmad bin kulaib and informed him of his appointment after his refusal. he was pleased with that and his soul was at ease. he said the next day i went early to aslam and told him the appointment. he said he was surprised and said by god you have forced me to do a plan that is difficult for me and i do not know how i can bear it. he said when we reached the house of ahmad bin kulaib who lived at the end of a long path and was in the middle of the path he stopped and blushed and felt embarrassed and said to me by god i will die now and i cannot move my feet nor can i present this to myself. i said do not do that after you have reached the house leave. he said by god there is no way to do that at all. he said he returned quickly so i followed him and took hold of his cloak.
ولا نهارا على بابي. ثم قام وانصرف أحمد بن كليب كئيبا حزينا. قال محمد بن الحسن واتصل ذلك بنا، فقلنا لأحمد بن كليب، وخسرت دجاجك وبيضك فقال هات كل ليلة قبلة يده وأخسر أضعاف ذلك. قال فلما يئس من رؤيته ألبتة نهكته العلة، وأضجعه المرض. قال محمد بن الحسن فاخبرني أبو عبد الله محمد بن خطاب شيخنا، قال فعدته فوجدته بأسوأ حال، فقلت له ولم لا تتداوى فقال دوائي معروف، وأما الأطباء فلا حيلة لهم في ألبتة، فقلت له وما دواؤك فقال نظرة من أسلم، فلو سعيت في أن يزورني لأعظم الله أجرك بذلك، وكان هو والله أيضا يؤجر، قال فرحمته وتقطعت نفسي له، ونهضت إلى أسلم فاستأذنت عليه، فأذن لي وتلقاني بما يجب، فقلت له لي حاجة، قال وما هي قلت قد علمت ما جمعك مع أحمد بن كليب من ذمام الطلب عندي، فقال نعم، ولكن قد تعلم انه برح بي، وشهر اسمي وآذاني، فقلت له كل ذلك يغتفر في مثل الحال التي هو فيها، والرجل يموت، فتفضل بعيادته، فقال والله ما أقدر على ذلك، فلا تكلفني هذا، فقلت له لابد، فليس عليك في ذلك شيء، وإنما هي عيادة مريض، قال ولم أزل به حتى أجاب، ولا خلف، قال نعم. فانصرفت إلى أحمد بن كليب، وأخبرته بموعده بعد تأبيه، فسر بذلك وارتاحت نفسه. قال فلما كان الغد بكرت إلى أسلم وقلت له الوعد، قال فوجم وقال والله لقد تحملني على خطة صعبة علي، وما أدري كيف أطيق ذلك. قال فلما أتينا منزل أحمد بن كليب، وكان يسكن في آخر درب طويل، وتوسط الدرب، وقف واحمر وخجل، وقال لي الساعة والله أموت، وما أستطيع أن أنقل قدمي، ولا أن أعرض هذا على نفسي، فقلت لا تفعل، بعد أن بلغت المنزل تنصرف قال لا سبيل والله إلى ذلك ألبتة، قال ورجع مسرعا فاتبعته، وأخذت بردائه