Hadith 149

e a back up of their needs. Then there is no strength for these two types with the third type, from the judges and the office bearers, and the secretaries due to what they are judging from the contracts, and they are collecting from the benefits and are being entrusted upon from the special affairs and its general ones. And there is no strength for them all except by the traders and ones with the manufacturing in what they are gathering upon from their facilities and their establishing it from their markets, and their sufficing them from the making with their own hands from what cannot be reached by others. Then the lower layer from the people of need and destitution, those who are rightful of their support and assistance, and in Allah-azwj, for each capacity and for every one there is a right upon the ruler in accordance to what would correct him (his financial position), and the ruler can’t exit from the reality of what Allah-azwj the Exalted has Honoured from that except by the seriousness and seeking assistance with Allah-azwj and determining his self upon necessitating the rights, and the patience upon it in what is light upon him or heavy. Place in charge of your army the one who is most advising of them in your view, for Allah-azwj and for His-azwj Rasool-saww and for your Imam-asws, the purest of heart, and best in forbearance (patience), from the ones who delays from getting angry, and is quick to the excusing, is kind to the weak, and strict upon the strong, and from the ones who are not provoked by the violence nor would the weakness make him sit back. Then stick with the ones with personality and the affiliation, and the people of the righteous households, and the ones preceding with the good deeds, then the people of valour, and the bravery, and the generosity, and the excusing for they are collection from the honours and the springs of virtues. Then strive in their affairs what the parents tend to strife for their children. Do not regarding within yourself as big, anything you strengthen them with – nor consider little any kindness you have agreed them with, and even if it is little, for it would be an inviter for them to exert the advice to you and good thoughts with you, and do not neglect to check out their subtle affairs relying upon their important ones for the smallness of your kindness they would benefitting with it, and for the important events they will not be needless from it. And let the commander in-chief of your army in your presence be the one who contributes in aiding them and graces upon them from his efforts with what would be sufficient for them and sufficient for the ones behind them from the families left behind, until their main concern will only be one, fighting the enemy. If you are kind upon them, their hearts would be kinder upon you. And their advice is not correct except by their surround (to protect) the ruler of their affairs, and do not regard their position to be a burden upon them, and do not watch out the termination of their terms. Be broad-minded regarding their wishes and be praising upon them, and recount what the ones with afflictions from them have suffered, for the frequent mention of their good deeds shakes the brave and makes the weak ones eager. If Allah-azwj the Exalted so Desires. Then know the performance of every person from what he has performed, and do not attribute the performance of a person to someone else, nor be deficient with it below the pea