171 one of the strange things i have seen among some of the weak is that some of them are overcome by the love they harbor for their young son and wife to the point that they describe her as intelligent in gatherings and even say she is more intelligent than i am and i seek blessings from her advice. as for his praising her for her beauty good looks and health this is very common among the weak to the point that if he were to propose to her he would go beyond what he says in order to entice the listener to describe her. this only happens to someone who is weakminded and devoid of selfadmiration.
١٧١ ومن طريف ما رأيت في بعض أهل الضعف أن منهم من يغلبه ما يضمر من محبة ولده الصغير وامرأته حتى يصفها بالعقل في المحافل، وحتى إنه يقول هي أعقل مني، وأنا أتبرك بوصيتها. وأما مدحه إياها بالجمال والحسن والعافية فكثير في أهل الضعف جدا، حتى انه لو كان خاطبا لها زاد على ما يقول في ترغيب السامع لوصفه فيها، ولا يكون هذا إلا في ضعيف العقل عار من العجب بنفسه.