he presented it before what he wanted to confirm and consolidate for himself by accepting the statement in all the books that came to him without agreeing on the places and he made what he had presented of retracting his statement when it became clear to him that it was contrary to what he said the most reliable reasons for his justice and the most solid bonds of his fairness.
قدمه أمام ما يريد أن يوكد لنفسه ويوطد لها، من قبول القول في سائر ما يرد عليه من الكتب عن غير موافقة على مواضع، ويجعل ما قد تقدم له من الرجوع عن قوله عند ما تبين له خلاف ما قال، أوثق أسباب عدالته، وأحكم عرى نصفته.