Home / Books / Ghurar al-Ḥikam / Volume 1 / The Ruler and Governer / Hadith 2350 hadith 2350 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, A predatory animal that is rapacious and tears it prey apart is better than an unjust and oppressive ruler. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَبُعٌ أكُولٌ حَطُومٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ وال ظَلُوم غَشُوم Similar narrations Mīzān al-Ḥikma #1533 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A wild lion is better than an oppressive ruler, while an oppressive ruler is better than lasting schisms. All narrations in The Ruler and Governer Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 2350 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, A predatory animal that is rapacious and tears it prey apart is better than an unjust and oppressive ruler. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سَبُعٌ أكُولٌ حَطُومٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ وال ظَلُوم غَشُوم