Ibn al-Jawzi was elegant in his appearance, upright and clean,
living in comfort,
He was also, may God have mercy on him, an accomplished speaker,
If he wanted to make people laugh
He made the bereaved laugh with the stories he recounted about the misers and the fools.
and the gullible, the banterers, and the witty ones.
And when he wanted to make people weep, he made even the unresponsive rock weep.
by what is recounted of the description of the Hereafter and the terrors of the Day of Resurrection
and the conduct of the two righteous ascetics,
and their fear of Allah the Exalted,
So he would blend this with that to win hearts.
He refreshes the souls so that they are ready to hear his admonitions.
He was well acquainted with what reforms the hearts and wins them over.
Likewise, Ibn al-Jawzi, may God, the Exalted, have mercy on him, was distinguished.
In addition to his eloquence, his abundant memory, quick perception, and prompt replies,
They also related amusing stories about him.
One of them was that a man asked him who the best of the people was after the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.
And the atmosphere between the Shi'a and the Sunnis was tense.
He said on the spur of the moment: the best of people is the one whose daughter was under him.
The Sunnis said that he meant Abu Bakr.
Because his daughter Aisha was in the household of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace,
The Shiites said, "No, he meant Ali."
Because his daughter Fatima, may Allah be pleased with her, was married to him.
He married twice; may God have mercy on him.
He had ten children by his first wife.
Five sons and five daughters.
Four of the males died.
Among them was his son Abd al-Aziz, who died after being poisoned in Mosul,
And he remained with Abu al-Qasim,
A letter was written to him, a heartfelt plea urging him to advise the son.
However, he did not benefit from his father's advice.
He was disobedient and of bad character.
So he took advantage of his father's hardship,
So he took his books and sold them at the lowest prices.
As for his daughter Rabaa, she married the son of Rashid al-Tabari.
This man busied himself with the books of the philosophers.
