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The Ruler and Society 2 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Ruler and Society 2 2021-06-21 412 Views Muslim Ummah , The Ruler , The Society In this part of the article titled “The ruler and society”, we shall continue with another aspect of the topic. Let the dearest of your affairs be those which are middlemost in rightfulness, (1) most inclusive in justice and most comprehensive in (establishing) the content of the subjects.

For the discontent of the common people invalidates the content of favourites, and the discontent of favourites is pardoned at (the achievement of) the content of the masses. Moreover, none of the subjects is more burdensome upon the ruler in ease and less of a help to him in trial than his favourites.

(None are) more disgusted by equity, more importunate in demands, less grateful upon bestowal, slower to pardon (the ruler upon his) withholding (favour) and more deficient in patience at the misfortunes of time than the favourites. Whereas the support of religion, the solidarity of Muslims and preparedness in the face of the enemy lie only with the common people of the community, so let your inclination and affection be toward them.

Let the farthest of your subjects from you and the most hateful to you be he who most seeks out the faults of men. For men possess faults, which the ruler more than anyone else should conceal. So do not uncover those of them which are hidden from you, for it is only incumbent upon you to remedy what appears before you. God will judge what is hidden from you. So veil imperfection to the extent you are able; God will veil that of yourself which you would like to have veiled from your subjects.

Loose from men the knot of every resentment, sever from yourself the cause of every animosity and ignore all that which does not become your station. Never hasten to believe the slanderer, for the slanderer is a deceiver, even if he seems to be a sincere advisor.

Bring not into your consultation a miser, who might turn you away from liberality and promise you poverty;(2) nor a coward, who might enfeeble you in your affairs; nor a greedy man, who might in his lust deck out oppression to you as something fair. Miserliness, cowardliness, and greed are diverse temperaments which have in common distrust in God. (3) Truly, the worst of your viziers are those who were the viziers of the evil (rulers) before you and shared with them their sins.