if he said by god i quench my thirst with water and i do not think that anyone in the world drinks more water than me he said the dirt needs water and the clay needs water to wet it and quench it. is not need according to its quantity or quantity? by god if you drank the water of the euphrates i would not consider it too much for you despite what i see of the intensity of your eating and the greatness of your morsels.
فإن قال والله إن أروي ٣ من الماء، وما أظن أن في الدنيا أحدا أشرب مني للماء قال لا بد للتراب من ماء، ولا بد للطين من ماء يبله ويرويه. أوليست الحاجة على قدر كثرته وقلته. والله لو شربت ماء الفرات ما استكثرته لك، مع ما أرى من شدة أكلك وعظم لقمك.