I say: Here too there is room for objection. When people’s “tastes” are not the same, on what basis can one establish proof against an opponent? Should the opponent lay sole claim to this “taste” while his adversary challenges him with rational evidence, nothing will be settled—unless that very “taste,” by the clarity of its exposition and manifestation, carries the listener to the same conviction the first disputant holds. In short, omitting the remark with which he concluded the section would have been preferable. (1) And Allah, exalted be He, grants success.
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He says on p. 178: “I say: Ibn Ishaq is cited by Muslim in more than one place!” (2)
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He says on p. 208: “I say: Part of this prolix discussion in the present chapter really belongs to its opening. Concerning what I have quoted, there are many objections which we have left aside because they are evident to the reflective reader. And Allah, exalted be He, grants success.”
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He says on p. 210: “I say: … This composition is more entitled to be called a book of jurisprudence than a treatise on horsemanship. And Allah, exalted be He, grants success.”
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He says on p. 225: “I say: … Everything I have set down regarding the instruction of [military] operations …”