Imam al-Kadhim said...

Imam al-Kadhim said: “O Shia, do not humiliate yourselves by acting disobediently to the rulers. You should pray to Allah to perpetuate the just rulers and rectify the unjust. Your rectification will be achieved when your rulers are rectified. The just ruler is as same as the compassionate father.

Hence, you should love for him that which you love for yourselves and reject for him that which you reject for yourselves[^5].” (2) Support A ruler cannot dispense with the support of his subjects who help him do his duties properly by means of intellectual and mental efforts. (3) Advice People of reason are encompassed by the duty of providing advices to the rulers when they tend to…