if they were to gather wealth for their children toil for them and be eager for them they would have given them much of what they ask for and would have neglected to hold them accountable for much of what they desire. this is part of what has made some of the inheritors hateful to the inheritors and made the descendants lose interest in the long life of their ancestors.
ولو كانوا لأولادهم يجمعون، ولهم يكدون، ومن أجلهم يحرصون، لجعلوا لهم كثيرا مما يطلبون، ولتركوا محاسبتهم في كثير مما يشتهون. وهذا بعض ما بغض بعض المورثين الى الوارثين، وزهد الأخلاف في طول عمر الأسلاف.