it is the right of the king if the time for prayer comes the king is more deserving of the imamate for the following reasons one of them is that he is the imam and the subjects are trustworthy one of them is that he is the master and they are the slaves one of them is that he is more deserving of the prayer in the comfort of his home and in a place of simplicity and if he were to attend his council he would be the most ascetic and knowledgeable of creation.
ومن حق الملك، إذا حضرت الصلاة، فالملك أولى بالإمامة، لخصال منها أنه الأمام، والرعية مأمونة؛ ومنها أنه المولى وهم العبيد؛ ومنها أنه أولى بالصلاة في قرار داره وموطيء بساطة، ولو حضر مجلسه أزهد الخلق وأعلمهم.