Hadith 149

ame of accusation. And check out the matter of the taxes with what is correct for its people (collectors), for in his betterment is their betterment, betterment for the ones besides them, and there is no betterment for the ones besides them except with them, because the people, all of them are dependent upon the taxation and its people. And let you consideration in building the land to be further reaching than your consideration in collecting the taxes because that will not come across you except by the building (the land), and the one who seeks the taxes without building, would ruin the city and destroy the servants, and his command with not stand except for a little while. So if they complain of the heaviness (of the taxes), or illness, or termination of drink, or drought, or change of situation of the land, either it being flooded or dried out with it being thirst, lighten from with what they desire they would be better-off within their affairs, and do not let it weigh down upon you anything you have lightened with of the assisting upon them, for it is a treasure hoard which would be returning to you in the building of your country, and adorn your government along with your pulling their good praises and boasting of your dealing with the justice among them. Rely on the grace of their strength with what is treasured with them from your welfare to them, and the trusting from them with what they had attained from your justice upon them, and your friendliness with them. Sometimes it occurs from the matters what when it is loaded upon them during it afterwards, they would bear it feeling good in themselves, for the rich can tolerate whatever you load (on them). And rather the ruination of the land would come from the destitution of its people, and rather its people would be destitute due to the selfish ruler upon the amassing and their evil thoughts with the survival, and scarcity of their benefits with the lessons. Then look into the situation of your admin workers (secretaries), and place the best of them to be in charge upon your affairs, and specialise your letter which are including of your plans and your secrets in their entirety to one you find to be of righteous manners, from the ones whom the honours do not blur, so he would be audacious by it in opposing you in the presence of an assembly, and do not be deficient with the heedlessness from the intentions of the secretaries of your office against you and their responding with answers upon correctness on your behalf, and regarding what is taken for you and given from you. And he should not weaken any knot (agreement) tied for you, and not be frustrated from freeing what has been tied against you, and he should not be ignorant of the reach of his power in the matters, for the one ignorant of his own ability would be even more ignorant of the ability of others. Then do not let your choosing them be upon your discernment and your confidence and the good thoughts from you, for the men would display the friendship to your discernment, and goodly service, and there wouldn’t be anything behind that from the sincerity and the entrustment, but choose them by what they have done for the righteous in front of you. Rely upon their good reputation which was among the public and recognise them with the entrustment as a face, for that is evidence upon their sincerity for Allah-azwj and to the one who place them in charge of his affairs. And a head to be for every matte