Instructions for an officer sent to collect tax

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 26
Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 2, Chapter 26

Instructions for an officer sent to collect tax

آمَرَهُ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ فِي سَرَائِرِ أُمُورِهِ وَخَفِيَّاتِ عَمَلِهِ، حَيْثُ لَا شَهِيدَ غَيْرُهُ، وَلَا وَكِيلَ دُونَهُ.
He (Amīr al-mu’minīn) ordered him to fear Allāh in his secret matters and hidden actions, where there is no witness except He and no one watches save He.