Mutual rights of the ruler and the ruled

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 216
Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 1, Chapter 216

Mutual rights of the ruler and the ruled

فأجابه (عليه السلام) رجل من أصحابه بكلام طويل، يكثر فيه الثناء عليه، ويذكر سمعه وطاعته فقال (عليه السلام):
One of Amīr al-mu’minīn’s companions replied to him by a long speech wherein he praised him much and mentioned his own listening to him and obeying him, whereupon Amīr al-mu’minīn said: