and from it is that the governor should be thirsty for the advice of the scholars of religion taking heed from the sermons of the rightlyguided caliphs and browsing through the sermons of the religious sheikhs to the extinct princes. we will now cite some of those sermons for it has been narrated that omar bin alkhattab wrote to abu musa alashari as for what follows the happiest of shepherds in the sight of god is he who makes his flock happy and the most miserable of shepherds in the sight of god is he who makes his flock miserable. beware of grazing and your workers graze lest your example in the sight of god be like that of an animal that looked at greenery on the earth and grazed in it seeking fat in that but its death is in fatten it and he only said that because the governor is held accountable for the injustice of his workers and the injustice of all his entourage so all of that is in his record and is attributed to him. it has been narrated that it was revealed in the torah to moses peace be upon him that the imam is not responsible for the injustice and oppression of the worker unless he is informed of his injustice and oppression. if he is informed of it then he is to be considered a partner in his injustice and oppression.
ومنها أن يكون الوالي متعطشا إلى نصيحة علماء الدين متعظا بمواعظ الخلفاء الراشدين ومتصفحا في مواعظ مشايخ الدين للامراء المنقرضين ونحن نورد الآن بعض تلك المواعظ فأنه قد روى ان عمر بن الخطاب كتب إلى ابي موسى الاشعري أما بعد فإن أسعد الرعاة عند الله من سعدت به رعيته وإن اشقى الرعاة عند الله من شقيت به رعيته وإياك أن ترتع فترتع عمالك فيكون مثلك عند الله مثل بهيمة نظرت إلى خضرة من الأرض فرتعت فيها تبتغي في ذلك السمن وإنما حتفها في سمنها وإنما قال ذلك لأن الوالي مأخوذ بظلم عماله وظلم جميع حواشيه فكل ذلك في جريدته وينسب اليه وقد روى انه أنزل في التوراة على موسى عليه السلام انه ليس على الامام من ظلم العامل وجوره مالم يبلغه ذلك من ظلمه وجوره فاذا بلغه فاقره شركه في ظلمه وجوره