IBN SA'ID

An ideal place for the poor man, who needn’t fear that he will be assessed for the zakat or ever face arrest…The poor man lives without worry or care because of the low price and abundance of bread…He feels at ease there because nothing stops him from doing whatever he pleases. He is free to dance in the markets, dress in rags, grow drunk on hashish or other products, and run with scoundrels…

An ideal place for the poor man, who needn’t fear that he will be assessed for the zakat or ever face arrest…The poor man lives without worry or care because of the low price and abundance of bread…He feels at ease there because nothing stops him from doing whatever he pleases. He is free to dance in the markets, dress in rags, grow drunk on hashish or other products, and run with scoundrels…