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Islam – Al-Shia https://en.al-shia.org The al-Shia Scientific, Cultural, and Doctrinal Website Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:40:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://en.al-shia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-cropped-FIcon-32x32.png Islam – Al-Shia https://en.al-shia.org 32 32 Trusteeship in Imam Ali’s Nahj al-Balagha https://en.al-shia.org/trusteeship-in-imam-alis-nahj-al-balagha/ https://en.al-shia.org/trusteeship-in-imam-alis-nahj-al-balagha/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:30:23 +0000 https://en.al-shia.org/?p=16749 One of the highly valuable and important moral qualities is trusteeship.

This spiritual quality resides in the soul and conscience of those with good intentions and is reflected in their speech and behavior. Before his Prophetic mission, the Prophet of God (PBUHH) was popularly known in Mecca and called Al-Amin (The Trustworthy) because of this outstanding quality of trusteeship. The importance of this virtue is so great that fulfilling a trust is obligatory even toward the most wicked people and the enemies of God.

After the arbitration incident in the Battle of Siffin, when Imam Ali (AS) was told to break his promise, but he refused. Likewise, in his governmental instructions to Malik al-Ashtar, he urged him to uphold his trust and keep his promises, even with nonbelievers. In this article, we will take a look at this noble concept from the perspective of the Amir al-Muminin (AS) in Nahj al-Balagha.

Trusteeship in the Words of the Amir al-Muminin (AS) In the sayings of Imam Ali (AS), trusteeship is expressed through various phrases, all pointing in the same direction and purpose. Some of these expressions are as follows: Trusteeship is a virtue for the one who fulfills it. Trusteeship brings success and prosperity to the one who observes it. Trusteeship is preservation, that is, safeguarding people’s property and secrets. Proper trusteeship is the cornerstone of a person’s faith.

The foundation of Islam is trusteeship. [1] It is clear that, with the perspective Imam Ali (AS) has toward trusteeship and the proper fulfillment of it, the practice of this moral virtue is of great importance and vital for the spiritual elevation of a human being. Trusteeship in Preserving Divine Commands Imam Ali (AS) considers one of the qualities of the pious to be their faithfulness in preserving what God has entrusted to them. He says: “The pious do not waste what is entrusted to them” .

[2] One such divine trust is the five daily prayers.