abu ishaq ibrahim bin sayyar alnizam said our neighbor invited us and fed us dates and ghee. we were sitting at a table that had nothing on it but what you mentioned and the khurasani was eating with us. i saw him dripping ghee onto the table until he made more of it. so i said to a man next to me what is wrong with my father soandso that he wastes the peoples ghee eats poorly and scoops more than is due? he said what is his problem? i said no by god. he said the table is his table and he wants to grease it so that it will be like tanning for him.
وقال أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن سيار النظام دعانا جار لنا، فأطعمنا تمرا وسمن سلاء ٢ ، ونحن على خوان ٣ ليس عليه إلا ما ذكرت، والخراساني معنا يأكل، فرأيته يقطر السمن على الخوان حتى أكثر من ذلك؛ فقلت لرجل إلى جنبي ما لأبي فلان يضيع سمن القوم، ويسيء المؤاكلة، ويغرف فوق الحق؟ قال وما عرفت علته؟ قلت لا والله. قال الخوان خوانه، فهو يريد أن يدسمه، ليكون كالدبغ له.