
The assailant said, “I will ask you a question, so answer me (first) and then strike me.
I struck the nape of your neck, and there was the sound of a slap: at this point I have a question
(to ask thee) in concord:
Was this sound caused by my hand or by the nape of your neck, O pride of the noble?” He (Zayd) said, “On account of the pain I have no leisure to stop (occupy myself) in this reflection and consideration.

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