7. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, that he said. I was told by al-‘Ouni al-Jawhari, from Ibrahim al-Kufi, from a man from our companions, that he ascribed it, saying: Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them both, was asked about the intellect.

He said: To gulp a lump, and to flatter with the enemies.