1636 - Abu 'Abd Allah narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from Wa'il ibn Dawud, who said: Ibrahim al-Nakha'i narrated to me, saying: Al-Ash'ari said: "That I should [climb/lick] the pillar is more beloved to me than that I should drink wine."
١٦٣٦ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّخَعِيُّ، قَالَ: قَالَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ: «لَأَنْ. . . . . . . . . السَّارِيَةِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَشْرَبَ الْخَمْرَ»
