the hypothetical removal concerns only the First Cause, whose effect can be removed only if that Cause is removed.

I say:

This, then, is Abū al-Barakāt’s discussion of Aristotle’s position. In this matter, he comes closer to accurate reporting and sound inquiry than Ibn Rushd, while Ibn Rushd comes closer to a sound account than Ibn Sīnā, despite his excessive veneration of Aristotle and his followers.