 we were with dawud ibn abi dawud in wasit during his reign as governor of kaskar. gifts came to him from basra including a skin of molasses so he divided it among us and each of us took what the other was given.
وكنا عند داود بن أبي داود بواسط، أيام ولايته كسكر. فأتته من البصرة هدايا فيها زقاق دبس، فقسمها بيننا، فكلنا أخذ ما أعطي غيره.