And by that lineage, alms were forbidden to the freedmen of Banu Hashim, for the Prophet, peace be upon him, treated his freedmen in matters of purity and cleansing as if they were his own kin. And for that reason, the Prophet, peace be upon him, preferred Banu al-Muttalib over Banu Abd Shams and their relatives, considering them equal in lineage and in the covenant made and the favors bestowed. And the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "Ukkasha bin Mihsan is the foremost of the Arabs." Then Dirar bin al-Azwar al-Asadi said: "He is foremost, O Messenger of God?" He replied: "Nay, he is foremost by alliance." Thus, the ally of a people is considered one of us, just as the son of a sister is considered one of us. Then I observed that the Turks have shared in this lineage with these people and have become Arabs by this reason, along with what they have distinguished themselves by through their nobility and what they have been honored with. The rulers of the Turks are from Quraysh, and the essence of Abd Manaf, and the heart of Hashim. And Hashim is the place of the mole on the cheek of the Persian, and the necklace on the chest of the maiden, and the hidden jewel, and the purified gold, and the place of the egg's yolk, and the eye in the head, and the soul in the body. Then the foremost nose, and the most noble hump, and the white clay, and the garden of the red flower, and the red gold. Thus, they have shared in the lineages of the Arabs and in the lineage of the freedman with his lineage. And they have distinguished them with this special distinction that no other distinction can reach, no matter how brilliant. And their honor, no matter how great, and their glory, no matter how ancient, does not increase it. So I believe that the lineages of all are close, not distant. And according to that closeness, there is equality, reciprocity, kinship, and affection for the caliphs and imams. And I mentioned that he mentioned some of the glories of these races and a multitude of the virtues.