Sayings · Generosity as the foundation of leadership

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

١٧٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): آلَةُ الرِّيَاسَةِ سَعَةُ الصَّدْرِ

Original English translation

176. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The means to secure high authority is breadth of chest (i.e., generosity).

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