Allah may be bad to Masqalah. He acted like the noble but fled away like a slave. Before his admirer could speak (about him) he silenced him and before his eulogist could testify to his good deeds he closed his mouth. If he had stayed behind we would have taken from him what he could easily pay and waited for the balance till his money increased.
(1) Al-Tabari, Ta'rikh, VI, 65-77,
(2) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, 329-372;
(3) al-Baladhuri, Ansab, 411-417;
(6) Abu al-Faraj, al-'Aghani, IX, 100-106.