 his saying its benefits are protecting those viscera and separating the intestines from the muscles of the hypochondrium so that they do not permeate them and disturb their action. as for the benefit of the peritoneum in protecting the viscera that are inside it it is clear. as for the benefit of separating the intestines from the muscles of the hypochondrium that is because if these muscles were to come into contact with the intestines their movement would change or destroy those intestines due to the permeation of the muscles into them.
قوله ومنافعه وقاية تلك الأحشاء والحجز بين المعاء وعضل المراق لئلا يتخللها فيشوش فعلها، أما منفعة الصفاق في وقاية الأحشاء التي في داخله فظاهرة. وأما منفعة الحجز بين المعاء وعضل المراق فذلك لأن هذه العضلات لو لاقت الأمعاء لكانت بحركتها تغير أو ضاع تلك الأمعاء بتخلل العضل فيها.