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The Poor Ruler

One day the Caliph informed his ministers that he wished to tour the cities of the state. The Caliph wishes to know the conditions of the citizens in order to help the poor and the needy, he said.

When the Caliph arrived in the first city, he wanted to know the names of the poor, and he found among these names that of the governor of the city.

The Caliph was surprised and ordered him to be brought, and asked him: You have a large salary and yet you are poor?

I give away my salary to the poor of the city in order to prevent them from being hungry, and none remains for me.

The Caliph was pleased with the governor’s actions and doubled his monthly salary and gave charity to the poor.