it was enough for me to have a passion that i was narrow with so how about when i was beset by desire and passion? it was narrated on the authority of ziyad ibn abi sufyan may god have mercy on him that he said to those sitting with him who is the most comfortable person in life? they said the commander of the faithful. he said and where is what he encounters from the quraysh? they said and you? he said where is what i encounter from the khawarij and the frontiers? they said who o commander? he said a muslim man who has a muslim wife and they have enough to live on. she is satisfied with him and he is satisfied with her. he does not know us and we do not know him.
قد كان يكفي هوى أضيق به فكيف إذ حل بي نوى وهوى وروي عن زياد بن أبي سفيان رحمه الله انه قال لجلسائه من انعم الناس عيشة قالوا أمير المؤمنين. فقال وأين ما يلقى من قريش قيل فأنت. قال أين ما ألقى من الخوارج والثغور قيل فمن أيها الأمير قال رجل مسلم له زوجة مسلمة لهما كفاف من العيش، قد رضيت به ورضي بها، لا يعرفنا ولا نعرفه .