تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 12.41.2

12.41.2

ولقيه في طريقه إليها صاحبان له من الفقهاء، فقالا له: الحمد لله على خلاصك، فقال الفقيه: الحمد لله الذي نجانا من القوم الظالمين ، وتفرقوا فلم يصلوا إلى دورهم حتى بلغ ذلك السلطان، فأمر بهم فأحضر ثلاثتهم بين يديه، فقال: اذهبوا بهذا، يعني عفيف

On his way there two of his friends from among the jurists met him and said to him: "Praise be to God for your release." The jurist said: "Praise be to God who has saved us from the wrongdoing people." They parted, and they had not reached their houses before this reached the Sultan. He gave orders, and the three of them were brought before him, and he said: "Take this one" — meaning ʿAfīf