Nahj al-Balāgha

Hadith 1774

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١٧٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): آلَةُ الرِّيَاسَةِ سَعَةُ الصَّدْرِ

176. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The means to secure high authority is breadth of chest (i.e., generosity).

Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī