hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Justice is the support of the masses and the beauty [adorning] the governors.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَدلُ قِوامُ الرَّعِيَّةِ وجَمالُ الوُلاةِ.
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6158 Imam Ali (AS) said, The uprightness [and betterment] of the populace is [achieved through] justice.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6114 Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the mainstay of the populace and the splendour of the rulers.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6172 Imam Ali (AS) said, Justice is the mainstay of the populace (or of the creation).