Hadith 149

emies, and betterment of its people, and build its cities. He-asws instructs him with fearing Allah-azwj and give preference to obeying Him-azwj and following whatever He-azwj has Commanded with in His-azwj Book, from its Obligations and its Sunnahs which no one can be fortunate except by following it, nor be wretched except with rejecting it and wasting it. And that he should help Allah-azwj Glorious by his hands, and his heart, and his tongue for He-azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Name has Guaranteed to Help the one who helps Him-azwj, and Honour the one who honours Him-azwj. And he-asws instructs him to break himself off from the lustful desires and restrain these during their increase, for the soul instructs with the evil except what Allah-azwj Mercies. Then know, O Malik! I-asws have sent you to a city, the governments have flowed upon it before you, from just ones and tyrannous, and that the people are looking at your affairs in an example of those which you used to look at, from the affairs of the rulers before you, and they would be saying regarding you what you used to say regarding them. And rather what points upon the righteous is due to what Allah-azwj Causes to flow for them upon the tongues of His-azwj servant. So, let the most beloved of the treasures to you be the treasure of righteous deeds. Control your personal desires and diminish yourself from what is not permissible for you, for diminishing the self is the fairness from it regarding what it loves or it dislikes; and make your heart to be aware of being merciful to the citizens and the love for them, and the kindness with them, and do not become upon them like a predatory wild animal to devour them. They are of two types, either a brother to you in religion or a match for you in the creation. The slips would be excessive from them and so present the reasons to them and give upon their hands during the deliberate (errors) and the mistakes, so give them from your pardons and your excuses similar to that which you would love Allah-azwj to Grant you from His-azwj Pardon and His-azwj Excusing, for you are above them and there is a Master-asws of the Command upon you, above you, and Allah-azwj is above the one-asws who placed you in charge, and He-azwj has Got you to manage their affairs and Tried you with them. And do not install yourself to be at war against Allah-azwj for there is no hand (of defence) for you with His-azwj Vengeance nor are you needless from His-azwj Pardon and His-azwj Mercy. And do not regret upon having pardoned (someone) nor should you boast with punishing (someone), and do not be quick to any gesture you would find a choice from it, nor should you be saying, ‘I am in charge of the command so obey! ’, for that is a warfare in the hearing and exhaustion for the religion, and you will draw near to the ruination. And when it occurs for you fanciness or imaginative of what you are in of your authority, then look at the Magnificent of the Kingdom of Allah-azwj the Glorious above you, and His-azwj Power from you upon what you will not be able upon from yourself, for in that would be subsidence of your haughtiness and refrain you from being angry and bring back to you what had been lost from you, from your intellect. Beware of comparing with Allah-azwj in His-azwj Magnificent and the resembling with Him-azwj in His-azwj Authority, for Allah-azwj Disgraces every tyrant and Weakens every haughty one. Be fair with Allah-azwj and be fair