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In exchange, God shall increase his honour and glory. Man, by nature, prefers his own self and loves everything that is associated with him. He also possesses a dislike for everything bad and evil. Thus, if he helps someone in need, he would be commended by one and all. Similarly, (justice demands that) if he does not desire anything bad and evil for himself, he should not desire it for the others too.
This also holds true when mediating between two warring parties; never should he side unfairly with one, against the other, even if the outcome results in his own detriment. An Advice from the Holy Prophet An Arab approached the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) when he was about to embark upon a military expedition. Seizing the reins of the Prophet’scamel, he said, “O’ Prophet of Allah!
Inform me of a deed that would earn me Paradise.” “Conduct yourself with people in the same manner as you would want them to behave towards you and refrain from doing to them what you would not want them to do to you,” advised the Prophet (s.a.w.) and then added, “Let go of the reins (for I have to go for jihad).”[^3] The Equity of Imam Ali Shu’bi narrates: Like the other youths, I entered the vast open ground of Kufah, where I witnessed Amirul Mu'mineen (a.s.) standing beside two containers which were filled with gold and silver coins.
He had a small whip in his hand. A huge crowd had gathered around him and he kept them back by means of his whip, to prevent them from hampering the distribution of the money. The Imam (a.s.) began distributing the money amongst the people until nothing remained for himself and he returned home empty-handed.
I returned home and said to my father, “I witnessed a very strange act today but I fail to comprehend if this person’s action was good or bad because he never retained anything for himself!” My father inquired, “Who was the person?” “Amirul Mu'mineen (a.s.),” I replied and then went on to narrate what had transpired earlier.