the affliction of lepers and others who are patient is better than him despite the delay of their class in discernment. and if he sees himself patient then let him know that he has not done anything that precedes him in what we mentioned but rather he is either behind them or equal to them and nothing more.
البلاء من المجذمين وغيرهم من الصابرين، أفضل منه على تأخر طبقتهم في التمييز. وان رأى نفسه صابرة فليعلم أنه لم يأت بشيء يسبق فيه على ما ذكرنا بل هو إما متأخر عنهم وإما مساو لهم، ولا مزيد.