 he said so his sons expected the messengers of abu alabbas to knock on his door in the dead of night. they woke up in the morning and no one had come to him. the old man went in the morning and found salim ibn mujalid. when he saw him he said o ibn jadah! shall i not give you good news of the good opinion of the commander of the faithful? he mentioned what happened to you that night. he said by god nothing brought out that speech from the old man except loyalty and he is closer to us in kinship and closer to us in blood than he is to marwan if we treat him well. he said yes by god.
قال فجعل بنوه يتوقعون رسل أبي العباس أن تطرقه في جوف الليل؛ فأصبحوا، ولم يأته أحد. وغدا الشيخ، فإذا هو بسليم بن مجالد. فلما بصر به، قال يا ابن جعده! ألا أبشرك بجميل رأي أمير المؤمنين؟ إنه ذكر في هذه الليلة، ما كان منك، فقال والله ما أخرج ذلك الكلام من الشيخ إلا الوفاء، ولهو أقرب منا قرابة، وأمس بنا رحما منه بمروان، إن أحسنا إليه. قال أجل، والله.