وقد عَلِمتُم أنَّهُ لا يَنبَغِي أن يكونَ الوالِي على الفُرُوجِ والدِّماءِ والمَغانِمِ والأحكامِ وإمامَةِ المسلمينَ البَخِيلُ ... ولا المُرتَشِي في الحُكمِ فَيَذهَبَ بالحُقوقِ، ويَقِفَ بِها دُونَ المَقاطِعِ.
Imam Ali (as):
You certainly know that he who is in charge of the honour, the lives, the booty, [enforcement of] the commandments and the leadership of the Muslims must not be a miser ... nor must he accept bribes in his ruling lest he forfeit people s rights and give them to those who do not deserve them.
Source:
Mizan al-Hikmah
Vol1
P530
Nahj al-Balāgha
No131
ID: 2875