Sayings · Leadership suitability based on honorable lineage

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

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Arabic text

٤٣٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالْكَرَمِ مَنْ عَرَقتْ فيه الْكِرَامُ.

Original English translation

436. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The most appropriate person for an honourable position is he who descends from the people of honour.

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