he said i was having lunch with him one day when his neighbor came in. the neighbor was a friend of mine. he did not offer him lunch. i felt shy of him and said why dont you bring us some of what we eat? he said by god i have already done so. alkindi said there is nothing after god. he said by god o abu uthman he tied him up with a tie with which he could neither contract nor extend his hand and he left him. if he had eaten he would have testified against him as an unbeliever and he would have considered that he had made something with god.
قال وكنت أتغدى عنده يوما، إذ دخل عليه جار له. وكان الجار لي صديقا. فلم يعرض عليه الغداء. فاستحييت أنا منه فقلت لو أصبت معنا مما نأكل. قال قد، والله، فعلت. قال الكندي ما بعد الله شيء. قال فكتفه والله، يا أبا عثمان، كتفا لا يستطيع معه قبضا ولا بسطا، وتركه ولو أكل لشهد عليه بالكفر، ولكان عنده قد جعل مع الله شيئا.