للأشْتَرِ لَمّا وَلّاهُ مِصرَ: فالجُنودُ بإذْنِ اللّهِ حُصونُ الرَّعِيَّةِ، و زَينُ الوُلاةِ، و عِزُّ الدِّينِ، و سُبُلُ الأمْنِ، و ليسَ تَقومُ الرَّعِيَّةُ إلّا بِهِم.
Imam Ali (as):
Imam Ali (as), in his letter to Malik al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, said, Now the army is, by the will of Allah, the fortress of the subjects, the adornment of the rulers, the strength of the religion and the means of peace and the subjects cannot exist without it.
Source:
Nahj al-Balāgha
Vol1
P150
ID: 2583