He complained about this to the monk who said to him: 'When you feel afraid of the magician, say: Members of my family had delayed me. It then became his habit that on his way to the magician, he would meet the monk and stay with him and when he arrives at the magician, the magician used to beat him because of this delay. And on his way (to the magician) the boy met a monk to whom he listened and he liked. The king sent him a boy to serve the purpose. As he (the magician) grew old, he said to the king: 'I have grown old, so send me a boy in order to teach him magic.' Ṣuhaib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'There lived a king before you and he had a court magician.
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