Ruler [Sultan]
17 sayings
"One who becomes proximate to a king is away from Allah. His wealth might have increased but his accounting will be tough. The number of his followers must have increased but all of them are devils."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 328 link
"Keep away from the doors of the king and his confidants because as a person goes near them, he goes far from Allah. A person who considers the king more important than Allah will continue to lose piety and remain confused and perplexed."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 328 link
"One who gets his name entered in the registers of the son of so and so, Allah will resurrect him as a pig on the Day of Judgment."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 328 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
"If a ruler does not fulfill the needs of his subjects, Allah will not fulfill his wishes on the Day of Judgment. If the ruler accepts gifts it is betrayal of trust and if he takes bribe, he is a polytheist."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 328/329 link
"Safeguard your religion through piety and seeking help from Allah instead of seeking help from the worldly ruler. Know that if a believer bows in front of a ruler for worldly benefits, Allah will weaken his voice, make that ruler his bitter enemy and hand him over to the ruler whom he had relied upon. Even if that person is successful in getting wealth Allah will take away abundance (Barakat) from it. If he spends that wealth for Hajj, Umrah or for freeing slaves, Allah will not give any reward for it."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 310 link
The just and humble ruler is Allah's Shade and His Lance on this earth
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 14589; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 811 link
Beware of associating with the [unjust] ruler for verily it causes faith to depart. And beware of assisting him for indeed you do not approve of his rule
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 10, p. 368, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 810 link
Whoever adheres to the ruler will be tempted away from the right course, and the closer one gets to the ruler the further away one is from Allah.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 371, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 810 link
Beware of [going near] the ruler's gates and the retinue guarding them, for verily the nearest of you to the gates and retinue of the ruler is the farthest away from Allah, Mighty and Exalted. And whoever chooses the ruler over Allah, Mighty and Exalted, Allah will strip away his piety and will render him bewildered.
Bihar al-Anwar, p. 372, no. 19; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 810 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The one who associates with the ruler is like one who rides a lion he is envied for his [high] position, and yet only he best knows his [unstable] situation
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 263; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 810 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Keep away from the sultan in order to be safe from the deception of Satan.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 215, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 810 link
Whoever yields to a tyrannical ruler in any matter will be his companion in the Fire
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 360, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 811 link
Whoever praises a tyrannical ruler, succumbs to him or humbles himself in front of him in a bid to secure his pleasure, will accompany him to the Fire.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 347, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 811 link
Any believer who is subservient to the ruler or any of his entourage, going against his faith in his bid to secure the worldly things that the ruler has in his grasp, Allah will reduce him to obscurity, render him odious to him [the ruler] and will relegate him to the ruler. And whatever he manages to acquire and possess of the worldly things, Allah will strip them of their benediction.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 371, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 811 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The [just] ruler is Allah's lifeguard on His earth
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 332; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 811 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Verily the ruler in the way of Allah safeguards your affairs, so offer him such obedience as is neither blameworthy nor reluctant. By Allah, you must do so else Allah will take away the rule of Islam from you, never to return it to you thereafter until it settles with others
Bihar al-Anwar, Sermon 169; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 812 link
"O Mufaddal! One who clashes with an oppressive ruler without any cause, will not be saved in his bad times and even his patience will not serve him as his sustenance."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 313 link
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