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- Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn narrated to us, saying: “Khalid ibn Yazid the physician related to us; he said: Khāzim ibn al-Ḥusayn related to us; he said: I heard Mālik ibn Dīnār say, ‘Is your stomach dearer to you than your religion? Does your belly take priority, in your sight, over your very soul? Even if you were to fill it with the finest food and the most delicious drink, look at what…’
٤٦ - قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بنُ يَزِيدَ الطَّبِيبُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَازِمُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ دِينَارٍ، يَقُولُ: «بَطْنُكَ أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ دِينِكَ؟ بَطْنُكَ آثَرُ عِنْدِكَ مِنْ نَفْسِكِ؟ هَبْكَ قَدْ مَلَأْتَهُ مِنْ طَيِّبِ الطَّعَامِ وَلَذِيدِ الشَّرَابِ؛ انْظُرْ إِلَى مَا. . . .»