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91 – The judge Abū al-Qāsim informed us; Abū ʿAlī narrated to us; ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us; Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn related to me, from ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Taymī, who said: It used to be said, “Whoever does not thank his companion for his good intention will not thank him for his good deed.” ⦗82⦘
92 – al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān also recited to me:
[basīṭ metre]
Had I but known a rank above gratitude—
a station higher with Allah in blessed fortune—
I would have given it to you, flawless and refined,
step for step, matching the grace you have bestowed.
٩١ - أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّيْمِيُّ قَالَ: كَانَ يُقَالُ: «مَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرْ صَاحِبَهُ عَلَى حُسْنِ النِّيَّةِ لَمْ يَشْكُرْهُ عَلَى حُسْنِ الصَّنِيعَةِ» .
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٩٢ - وَأَنْشَدَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ:
[البحر البسيط]
لَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْرِفُ فَوْقَ الشُّكْرِ مَنْزِلَةً ... أَعْلَى مِنَ الشُّكْرِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فِي الْيُمْنِ
إِذًا مَنَحْتُكَهَا مِنِّي مُهَذَّبَةً ... حَذْوِي عَلَى حَذْوٍ مَا أَوْلَيْتَ مِنْ حُسْنِ