 ibn alaqdi sometimes invited his friends to the garden but i did not think he was someone whose heart could bear that. so one day i asked some of his visitors and said
كان ابن العقدي ربما استزار أصحابه الى البستان، وكنت لا أظنه ممن يحتمل قلبه ذلك على حال. فسألت ذات يوم بعض زواره فقلت