prayer in the mosque of cordoba during the reign of almustansir billah may god have mercy on him. there was a slave girl whom he loved very much so he offered to set her free and marry her. she said to him mockingly because he had a large beard the size of your beard is more hideous than it is so if you remove some of it that will be what you desire. so he worked on her until she was smooth then he called a group of witnesses and had them witness her freedom. then he proposed to her but she did not accept it. among those present was his brother hakam bin mundhir so he said to those present propose to her that i propose to her. so he did so and she agreed to him. he married her in that very same meeting and accepted this great disgrace for his piety asceticism and diligence.
الصلاة في جامع قرطبة أيام حكم المستنصر بالله رحمه الله جارية يحبها حبا شديدا، فعرض عليها أن يعتقها ويتزوجها، فقالت له ساخرة به؛ وكان عظيم اللحية إن لحيتك أستبشع عظمها، فإن حذفت منها كان ما ترغبه. فأعمل الجلمين فيها حتى لطفت، ثم دعا بجماعة شهود وأشهدهم على عتقها، ثم خطبها إلى نفسه فلم ترض به، وكان في جملة من حضر أخوه حكم بن منذر فقال لمن حضر اعرض عليها أني أخطبها أنا، ففعل فأجابت إليه، فتزوجها في ذلك المجلس بعينه ورضي بهذا العار الفادح على ورعه ونسكه واجتهاده.