hadith
1348
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Generosity is [true] leadership, sovereignty is [only] administration.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلجُودُ رِياسَةٌ اَلمُلْكُ سِياسَةٌ
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2325 Imam Ali (AS) said, Kingship is politics.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4584 Imam Ali (AS) said, Sovereignty is administration.
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2551 Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Sovereignty is [efficient] management.