Then he replied: Woe be to you, I am not like you. Certainly, Allāh, the Sublime, has made it obligatory on true leaders that they should maintain themselves at the level of low people so that the poor do not cry over their poverty. [1]
Nahj al-Balāgha #1515Take care of the orphans and the aged who have no means (for livelihood) nor are they ready for begging. This is heavy on the officers; in...