The Commander of the Faithful wrote the following in his...

The Commander of the Faithful wrote the following in his letter to Malik al-Ashtar when he appointed him as his representative in Egypt: ثُمَّ ﭐخْتَرْ لِلْحُكْمِ بَيْنَ النّاسِ أَفْضَلَ رَعِيَّتِكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ… وَأَعْطِهِ مِنَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ لَدَيْكَ ما لا يَطْمَعُ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ مِنْ خاصَّتِكَ، لِيَأْمَنَ بِذٰلِكَ ﭐغْتِيالَ الرِّجالِ لَهُ عِنْدَكَ. “Choose for the administration of justice among people one who is, in your view, the best of your subjects….

Grant him the rank near you to which none of your special companions may aspire, so that by it he may be safe from people slandering him before you” [^5] Financial Independence of the Judge Islam has granted the highest degree of financial independence to the judge. Imam Ali ordered Malik to give the judge as…

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