[Machine] I heard Al-Shafi'i saying that Sufyan al-Thawri entered upon the commander of the faithful, and he began touching his beard and brushing off the dust from his cloak, saying, "How beautiful it is, how beautiful it is with you! Where did you get this from?" Then he said, "The urine, the urine," until he was removed, meaning that he deceived them to distance himself from them and be saved from their affair.  

سَمِعْتُ الشَّافِعِيَّ يَقُولُ دَخَلَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَجَعَلَ يَتَجَانَنُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَمْسَحُ الْبِسَاطَ وَيَقُولُ مَا أَحْسَنَهُ مَا أَحْسَنَهُ بِكَمْ أَخَذْتُمْ هَذَا؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْبَوْلَ الْبَوْلَ حَتَّى أُخْرِجَ يَعْنِي أَنَّهُ احْتَالَ لِيَتَبَاعَدَ مِنْهُمْ وَيَسْلَمَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ