among them is that the governor leaves the matter to luxury and enjoyment of desires in food and clothing. it was narrated that omar may god be pleased with him wrote to salman alfarisi asking him to visit him. when salman came to him he met him with his companions embraced him and took him to himself. he went to medina. when omar was alone with him he said to him o brother have you heard from me something that you dislike? he said no. he said i have commanded you if you have heard from me something that you dislike why dont you tell me? he said if i had not decided i would not have told you first. i have heard that you combine butter and meat on your table and i have heard that you have two garments one that you wear with your family and one that you go out in to the people. so umar said have you heard anything other than this? he said no. so he said as for these two i have sufficed for them so i will not return to them. and from it is that the ruler should know that worship makes things easy for the rulers that are not easy for the individual subjects so take advantage of the position of ruler to worship allah with it and that is through humility justice and sincere advice to the muslims and compassion for them. it was narrated on the authority of abu bakr may allah be pleased with him while he was on the pulpit that he said i heard the messenger of allah may allah bless him and grant him peace say the just and humble ruler is the shade of allah. and his spear is in his land. whoever advises him in himself and in the servants of allah allah the most high will gather him in his place on the day when there will be no shade except his shade. and whoever deceives him in himself and in the servants of allah allah the most high will abandon him on the day of resurrection and justice will be raised for the ruler.
ومنها أن يترك الوالي للأمر الترفه والتلذذ بالشهوات في المأكولات والملبوسات فقد روى أن عمر رضى الله عنه كتب الى سلمان الفارسي يستزيره فلما قدم عليه سلمان تلقاه في أصحابه فالتزمه وضمه إليه وصار الى المدينة فلما خلا به عمر قال له يا أخي هل بلغك مني ما تكرهه فقال لا قال عزمت عليك إن كان بلغك مني ما تكرهه ألا أخبرتني فقال لولا ما عزمت على أولا ما أخبرتك بلغني أنك تجمع بين السمن واللحم على مائدتك وبلغني أن لك حلتين حلة تلبسها مع أهلك وحلة تخرج فيها إلى الناس فقال عمر هل بلغك غير هذا فقال لا فقال أما هذان فقد كفيتهما فلا أعود إليهما ومنها أن يعلم والى الأمر أن العبادة تيسر للولاة مالا يتيسر لآحاد الرعايا فلتغتنم الولاية لتعبد الله بها وذلك بالتواضع والعدل والنصح للمسلمين والشفقة عليهم فقد روى عن أبي بكر رضى الله عنه وهو على المنبر قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول الوالي العدل المتواضع ظل الله ورمحه في أرضه فمن نصحه في نفسه وفي عباد الله حشره الله تعالى في وقده يوم لا ظل إلا ظله وفي غشه في نفسه وفي عباد الله خذله الله تعالى يوم القيامة ويرفع للوالي العدل