1659 - ما يَنبغي لِلملوك‏

1659. WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE KINGS

5816.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : حَقٌّ علَى المَلِكِ أن يَسوسَ نفسَهُ قَبلَ جُندِهِ .¹

5816.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A king is worthier of having mastery over himself before [disciplining] his soldiers.' ²

5817.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جَعَلَ مُلكَهُ خادِماً لدِينِهِ انقادَ لَهُ كلُّ سُلطانٍ ، مَن جَعَلَ دِينَهُ خادِماً لمُلكِهِ طَمِعَ فيهِ كلُّ إنسانٍ .³

5817.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever makes his sovereignty subservient to his religion, all rulers will submit to him. And whoever makes his religion subservient to his sovereignty then all people will become greedy for it [i.e. his sovereignty].' ⁴

5818.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا بُني المُلك على‏ قَواعِدِ العَدلِ ودَعَمَ بدعائمِ العَقلِ ، نَصَرَ اللَّهُ مُوالِيَهُ وخَذَلَ مُعادِيَهُ .⁵

5818.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When a king builds on the foundations of justice and bases [his rule] on the pillars of reason, then Allah will make his followers victorious and will desert his enemies.' ⁶