His neighbor, with whom he had a standing dispute, was a wealthy merchant. The merchant’s son fell in a stupor after a sudden illness, and physicians were at a loss for a cure. So the father asked al-Kindi to tend to his son, given the gravity of his condition. Al-Kindi answered the call of duty… he brought in his best students and ordered them to play a certain way without stopping.
فقد كان له جار من كبار التّجّار وكان على خلاف معه فمرض ابن التاجر بسكتة مفاجئة وحار الأطباء في علاجه واضطرّ الأب إلى
طلب الكنديّ لعلاجه نظراً لسوء حالة ابنه وأجاب الكنديّ نداء الواجب.. مصطحباً أمهر تلامذته في العزف؛ وأمرهم بالعزف بطريقة معينة وأوصاهم بألّا يتوقّفوا عن العزف