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29 – ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Qurayb al-Bāhilī narrated to me; my uncle narrated to me; Ṣaqr ibn Ḥabīb narrated to me, saying: “The daily table of ʿAbd al-Aʿlā ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Kurayz held fifteen qafiz, together with whatever completed it of meat, sweets, and the like. Whenever a platter was removed it was set on a ledge in the courtyard; when the guests had finished, the door was opened and anyone who was poor—or anyone else—was admitted. They ate, and not a morsel was reclaimed.”
٢٩ - حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُرَيْبٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، حَدَّثَنِي صَقرُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، قَالَ: كَانَتْ مَائِدَةُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ كُرَيْزٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قَفِيزًا بِمَا يُصْلِحُهَا مِنَ اللَّحْمِ وَالْحَلْوَى وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ، «وَكُلَّمَا رُفِعَتْ صَحْفَةٌ وُضِعَتْ عَلَى دُكَّانٍ فِي الدَّارِ حَتَّى فَرَغُوا فَتَحَ الْبَابَ، فَأُدْخِلَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ مِسْكِينٍ وَغَيْرِهِ، فَأَكَلُوا، وَلَا يُرْفَعُ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ»