as for the author of altharida albalqa 1 i am not surprised by the balqa of his tharidah and all that was apparent from his brothers as i am surprised by one thing and how he controlled it and confined it and was strong on it despite the abundance of his hadiths and the types of his schools of thought. that is because in the many times i sat with him and in the many hadiths he used to seduce i did not see him report that a man gave a single dirham to another man. he used to seduce in his firmness and determination in his patience and knowledge and in all meanings except for the mention of generosity for i never heard this name from him. this door came out of his tongue as it came out from his heart.
وأما صاحب الثريدة البلقاء ١ ، فليس عجبي من بلقة ثريدته وسائر ما كان يظهر على إخوانه، كعجبي من شيء واحد، وكيف ضبطه وحصره وقوي عليه مع كثرة أحاديثه وصنوف مذاهبه. وذلك أني في كثرة ما جالسته، وفي كثرة ما كا يفتن فيه من الأحاديث، ولم أره خبر أن رجلا وهب لرجل درهما واحدا. فقد كان يفتن في الحزم والعزم، وفي الحلم والعلم، وفي جميع المعاني، إلا ذكر الجود، فإني لم أسمع هذا الاسم منه قط. خرج هذا الباب من لسانه، كما خرج من قلبه.