Ibn Nuh al Qusi, writing in the fourteenth century, tells a humorous story about Ali Kurdi. Ali Kurdi lived mostly in Damascus throughout the 13th century. Because of his Diogenes-like life, he became an icon for storytellers. Ali Kurdi is traveling to Yemen with some Sufis in this particular story.
Ibn Nuh al Qusi (14th-century):
The Sufis brought him some yoghurt and bread but he told his servant to feed it to the dogs. The Sufis said “Master 'Alī, you are feeding our food to the dogs! Shouldn't [that food] be for the Sufi?" He responded to them, “I did not criticize your food when you brought me something that does not actually belong to you. So I fed it to some of God's creatures that are truly in need of it."
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