وكان من قصته أنه حضر للجهاد، وقد ذكرت تاريخ وصوله، وأنه أخذ منه الضجر والسآمة والقلق، بحيث تردَّدت رسله ورقاعه إلى السلطان في طلب الدستور والسلطان يعتذر إليه بأن رسل العدو متكررة في معنى الصلح، ولا يجوز أن تنفض العساكر حتى تتميز على ماذا ينفصل الحال من سلم أو حرب
The facts concerning him are that he came to wage Jihad - and we have mentioned the date when he arrived - but was overcome by tiredness, weariness and impatience, so much so that his messengers and letters came time and time again to the sultan seeking leave to depart, while the sultan was making his excuses, namely, that there was a to-and-froing of the enemy’s envoys concerning the question of peace and it was not possible to break up the army until it became clear how the situation would end, either in peace or war