among them is that gentleness in all matters is more common than error and that every deserving person is given his due. aisha may god be pleased with her narrated on the authority of the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace that he said whoever is in charge of someone and is gentle with him he will be gentle with him on the day of resurrection. aisha also narrated that he said o god whoever is in charge of any of the affairs of my nation and is gentle with them be gentle with him and whoever has compassion for them be compassionate with him. this is the supplication of the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace and it will inevitably be answered. it was narrated on the authority of zaid bin thabit that he said he said in the presence of the prophet may god bless him and grant him peace what a good thing is leadership. so he may god bless him and grant him peace said what a good thing is leadership for the one who takes it rightfully and lawfully and what a bad thing is leadership for the one who takes it unlawfully so it will be a regret for him on the day of resurrection. and every leader who deviates from the shariah in its rulings has taken leadership unlawfully.
ومنها أن يكون الرفق في جميع الأمور أغلب من الغلطة وأن يوصل كل مستحق إلى حقه فقد روت عائشة رضى الله عنها عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال أيما وال ولي فلانا ورفق به رفق به يوم القيامة وروت عائشة أيضا أنه قال اللهم من ولي من أمر أمتي شيئا فرفق بهم فارفق به ولمن شفق عليهم فأشفق عليه هذا دعاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وإنه يستجاب لا محالة وقد روى عن زيد بن ثابت أنه قال عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نعم الشيء الإمارة فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم نعم الشيء الإمارة لمن أخذها بحقها وحلها وبئس الشيء الإمارة لمن أخذها بغير حقها فتكون حسرة عليه يوم القيامة وكل أمير عدل عن الشرع في أحكامه فقد أخذ إمارة بغير حقها