[Machine] Hisham, I woke up on a holiday to go out and follow him, to see what he was doing on his way and in his prayers. He seemed cautious and stopped going out at the usual time. I waited for him to come out, but when I delayed, he left. When he passed by, I followed him. He turned around and saw me, and said, "If you were a thief, you would be a bad person. If I had known that this would benefit me and you, I wouldn't have bothered."  

هِشَامٌ فَغَدَوْتُ فِي عِيدٍ لِيَخْرُجَ فَأَتَّبِعَهُ فَأَنْظُرَ مَا يَصْنَعُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ وَفِي مُصَلَّاهُ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّهُ فَطِنَ فَاحْتَبَسَ عَنِ الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَخْرُجُ فِيهِ قَالَ وَاحْتَبَسْتُ لِيَخْرُجَ فَلَمَّا أَبْطَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ خَرَجَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا مَضَى تَبِعْتُهُ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ فَرَآنِي فَقَالَ «لَوْ [251] كُنْتَ لِصًّا لَكُنْتَ رَجُلَ سُوءٍ إِنِّي لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ هَذَا يَصْلُحُ لِي وَلَكَ مَا بَالَيْتُ»