Would the householder have written that if the publishers had shown even a hint of anger? Probably not.
وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْحَمَاقَةِ أَنْ أَقِفَ أَمَامَ شَخْصَيْنِ يَنْشُرَانِ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ وَأَصُدَّهُمَا بِهٰذِهِ ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ » .‏