we said the mind of the messenger indicates his sender and the moderation of the channel indicates the skill of the intellectual and your praise of the minister is due to his minister and the one who follows his example. indeed people have learned that the greater fortune is for the one who commands rather than the one who obeys and for the teacher rather than the one who says and because the one who causes in his justice and upon consideration and attainment is better than the one who causes and the one who is followed is better than the follower. do you not see that whoever praises the ansar is more praiseworthy for the prophet may god bless him and grant him peace and the muhajireen even if their mention does not appear in the description?
قلنا إن عقل الرسول يدل على مرسله، واعتدال القناة يدل على حذق المثقف، ومديحك الوزير راجع إلى وزيره والمحتذي على مثاله، بل قد علم الناس أن الحظ الأكبر للآمر دون المطيع، وللمعلم دون القائل، ولأن المسبب في عداله وعند النظر والتحصيل، أفضل من المسبب، والمتبوع خير من التابع. ألا ترى أن من مدح الأنصار فهو للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والمهاجرين أمدح، وإن لم يظهر ذكرهم في الوصف.