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108 – The judge Abū al-Qāsim informed us; Abū ʿAlī narrated to us; ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us; ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Mūsā narrated to me:
“Love for Medina is a distinguishing mark; generosity is to meet a request with cheerful openness; and the best of men is the one who preserves his dignity.”
١٠٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى قَالَ: " حُبُّ الْمَدِينَةِ: شِعَارٌ، الْجُودُ: الطَّلَاقَةُ عِنْدَ السُّؤَالِ، وَخَيْرُ الرِّجَالِ: مَنْ وَقِيَ مَاءَ وَجْهِهِ "