ما يوجِبُ السُّؤدَدَ Requirements of Chiefdom

3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): بِاحتِمالِ المُؤَنِ يَجِبُ السُّؤدُدُ.

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Chiefdom is achieved through tolerating hardships.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 224]
 

4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الشَّريفُ كُلُّ الشَّريفِ مَن شَرَّفَهُ عِلمُهُ ، والسُّؤدُدُ حَقُّ السُّؤدُدِ لِمَنِ اتَّقى اللّه‏َ رَبَّهُ.

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The truly noble one is he who has been ennobled by his knowledge, and true chiefdom belongs to he who is wary of his duty to Allah, his Lord.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 82, no. 82]
 

5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): فَضيلَةُ السادَةِ حُسنُ العِبادَةِ .

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ' The virtue characteristic of chiefs is the beauty of their worship.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6559]
 

6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أربَعُ خِصالٍ يَسُودُ بِها المَرءُ: العِفَّةُ ، والأدَبُ ، والجُودُ ، والعَقلُ .

6– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There are four virtues that qualify a man for chiefdom: chastity, courtesy, magnanimity and intelligence.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 94, no. 23]
 

7ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الإعطاءُ قَبلَ السُّؤالِ مِن أكبَرِ السُّؤدُدِ .

7– Imam al-Hasan (AS) said, 'The greatest characteristic of chiefdom is giving before one is asked.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 113, no. 7]