Shaykh Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-Mufīd · "Who deserves to be sorry about it?"
8 - قال: أخبرني أبو الحسن علي بن مالك النحوي قال: حدثنا محمد بن الفضل بإسناده الأول إلى الأصمعي، عن عيسى بن عمر قال: سأل رجل أبا عمرو بن العلاء حاجة فوعده، ثم إن الحاجة تعذرت على أبي عمرو، فلقيه الرجل بعد ذلك، فقال له: يا أبا عمرو وعدتني وعدا فلم تنجزه! قال أبو عمرو: فمن أولى بالغم أنا أو أنت؟ فقال الرجل: أنا، فقال أبو عمرو: لا والله بل أنا، فقال له الرجل: وكيف ذاك؟ فقال: لأنني وعدتك وعدا فأبت بفرح الوعد، وأبت بهم الإنجاز، وبت فرحا مسرورا، وبت ليلتي مفكرا مغموما، ثم عاق القدر عن بلوغ الإرادة، فلقيتني مذلا، ولقيتك محتشما .
8. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Malik al-Nahwi reported to me from Muhammad ibn al-Fadhl, by his former chain of narrations till al-Asmaee’, from Isa ibn Amru, who said: A man once sought help from Abu Amru ibn al-Ala’ for his needs and Abu Amru promised him. But then, it became impossible for Abu Amru to fulfil the promise. Later, when the man met him, he said: "O Abu Amru, you promised me something, but never fulfilled it!’ Abu Amru said: "Who do you think deserves to be sorry about it, you or I?" The man said: "I deserve." Abu Amru said: "No, by Allah, I deserve it." The man asked: "Why is that so?" Abu Amru said: "Well, I made a promise to you; so you went away happy with the hope and I remained worried about its fulfillment. Surely, you must have slept that night peacefully and with delight while I spent the night, thoughtful and anxious. Then the circumstances prevented me from reaching my intention, so you meet me while I am ashamed and I meet you totally humbled."
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