Bahlul, the wise fool, happened to meed the caliph Harun al-Rashid. "Where are you coming from Bahlul?" the ruler asked him.
"From Hell." was the prompt reply.
"What were you doing there?"
Bahlul explained, "Fire was needed, Sire, so I thought of going to Hell to ask if they could spare a little. But the fellow in charge there said, "We have no fire here." Of course I asked him, "How come, isn't Hell a place of fire?" He answered, "I tell you there really is no fire down here. Everybody brings their own fire when they come."
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