 qasim was a very greedy very miserly and a filthy eater. he was the most generous of people with others food and the stingiest of people with his own food. he acted like a man who had never heard of modesty or adornment. he would not be satisfied with his bad manners at thamamahs food unless he dragged his son ibrahim along with him. there was as much filth between him and his son ibrahim as there was between him and all the people in the world. so when they met at thamamahs table no one on their right or left had a share of the good things.
وكان قاسم شديد الأكل، شديد الحبط ٣ قذر المؤاكلة. وكان أسخى الناس على طعام غيره، وأبخل الناس على طعام نفسه، وكان يعمل عمل رجل لم يسمع بالحشمة ولا بالتجمل قط. فكان لا يرضى بسوء أدبه على طعام ثمامة، حتى يجر معه إبنه إبراهيم. وكان بينه وبين إبراهيم إبنه في القذر بقدر ما بينه وبين جميع العالمين. فكانا إذا تقابلا على خوان ثمامة لم يكن لأحد على أيمانهما وشمائلهما حظ في الطيبات.