abu musa harun ibn musa the physician told me i saw a handsome young man from cordoba who had become devoted to worship and rejected the world. he had a brother in god and the burden of caution had fallen between them. he visited him one night and decided to spend the night with him. the owner of the house had a need for some of his acquaintances who were far from his house so he got up to go quickly. the young man stayed in his house with his wife who was extremely handsome and had been a good host to guests in her youth. the owner of the house prolonged his stay until the guards left and he could not go back to his house. when the woman learned that the time had passed and that her husband could not come that night her soul yearned for that young man so she went out to him and invited him to herself. there was no third for them except god almighty. he thought about her then his mind returned to him. he thought about god almighty and put his finger on the lamp which burst then he said o soul taste.
حدثني أبو موسى هارون بن موسى الطبيب قال رأيت شابا حسن الوجه من أهل قرطبة قد تعبد ورفض الدنيا، وكان له أخ في الله قد سقطت بينهما مؤنة التحفظ، فزاره ذات ليلة وعزم على المبيت عنده، فعرضت لصاحب المنزل حاجة إلى بعض معارفه بالبعد عن منزله، فنهض لها على أن ينصرف مسرعا، ونزل الشاب في داره مع امرأته، وكانت غاية في الحسن وتربا للضيف في الصبا، فأطال رب المنزل المقام إلى أن مشى العسس ولم يمكنه الانصراف إلى منزله، فلما علمت المرأة بفوات الوقت وأن زوجها لا يمكنه المجيء تلك الليلة تاقت نفسها إلى ذلك الفتى فبرزت إليه ودعته إلى نفسها، ولا ثالث لهما إلا الله عز وجل، فهم بها ثم ثاب إليه عقله. وفكر في الله عز وجل فوضع إصبعه على السراج فتفقع ثم قال يا نفس، ذوقي