In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
There is no well-being alongside covetousness.
There is no nobility alongside evil mannerism.
There is no benevolence alongside miserliness.
There is no love alongside haughtiness.
There is no vindication alongside persistence [upon wrong].
There is no tranquillity alongside extreme doubt.
There is no relaxation alongside envy.
There is no chiefdom alongside vengeance.
There is no [good] leadership alongside gullibility and self-amazement.
There is no correctness alongside abandonment of consultation.
There is no firm establishment of authority in the presence of lazy and ignorant ministers.
[Source: Kitaab Uyoonul Akhbaar of Ibn Qutaybah (rahimahullaah): Vol 1: page: 149]
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