Tamerlane enjoyed Hodja's company, and also liked to hunt, commanded him to accompany him on a bear hunt. Hodja was terrified.
When Hodja returned to his village, someone asked him:
- How did the hunt go?
- Marvelously.
- How many bears did you see?
- None.
- How could it have gone marvelously, then?
- When you are hunting bears, and when you are me, seeing no bears at all is a marvelous experience.
Toute réunion qui n’est faite au nom Dieu afin que nous lui offrions notre plus grand respect ou si elle n’est pas faite pour l’honneur du plus bénis des serviteurs, l’Envoyé de Dieu (Paix et Bénédiction sur lui), une telle réunion n’a pas de valeur.