he sought the methods of proofs and we knew that for certain from the owner of the law for he intended the rough arabs and the ignorant people of the blackness and the whole group if they were cut into pieces they would not comprehend anything of the rational proofs rather their distinction from the animals is not clear except by speech and he would present to them the word of the two testimonies then he would rule for them to believe and convince them of it and he ordered them to worship so he knew for certain that the determined belief is sufficient even if it was not from proof but rather it was from imitation and perhaps the bedouin would come forward to him and he would make him swear that he is the messenger of god and that he is truthful in what he says. so he swears to him and believes him so he rules that he is a muslim. these people i mean the imitators do not need the infallible imam.
طلب طرق البراهين وعرفنا ذلك قطعا من صاحب الشرع فانه كان يقصده اجلاف العرب واغمار اهل السواد والجملة طائفة لو قطعوا ارابا لم يدركوا شيئا من البراهين العقلية بل لا يبين تمييزهم عن البهائم الا بالنطق وكان يعرض عليهم كلمة الشهادتين ثم يحكم لهم بالايمان ويقنع منهم به وامرهم بالعبادات فعلم قطعا ان الاعتقاد المصمم كاف وان لم يكن عن برهان بل كان عن تقليد وربما كان يتقدم اليه الاعرابي فيحلفه انه رسول الله وانه صادق فيما يقول فيحلف له ويصدقه فيحكم بإسلامه فهؤلاء اعني المقلدين يستغنون عن الإمام المعصوم