 denied this from his school of thought and i did not know the source of his plan. so i said to almakki you know that alhizami is only impatient with giving which is his enemy but as for taking it is his lost property and his wish. and if he were given the snakes of sijistan the serpents of egypt and the vipers of ahwaz he would take them since the name of taking applies to them so perhaps he intended to show preference.
فأنكرت ذلك من مذهبه، ولم أعرف جهة تدبيره. فقلت للمكي قد علمت أن الحزامي إنما يجزع من الإعطاء وهو عدوه، فأما الأخذ فهو ضالته وأمنيته. وإنه لو أعطي أفاعي سجستان، وثعابين مصر، وحيات الأهواز، لأخذها، إذ كان اسم الأخذ واقعا عليها، فعساه أراد التفضيل