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income, but would not ask for themselves. The state is responsible for
taking care of them completely by addressing their social, economic
and educational needs. The governor has to set aside time to meet
with them so that they will not feel deprived, and he should check on
their situation himself, directly. He has to create the right
environment so that these deprived people have the oppomnity to
speak to the governor.311
2.3.10. Training, and disciplining with
reward and punishment
Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali(4)
said: "The one who does good
and the one who does evil should not be treated equally, because that
will make those who do good lose interest in doing good, and will
encourage the evildoers to persist in doing evil. Treat each one of
them in the way he deserves. Remember that there is nothing that the
leader can do to make the people under him think more positively of
him better than treating them kindly, reducing the burden on them,
and refraining from forcing them into something that is beyond them.
Doing this will create an atmosphere of mutual bust and positive
thinking, because mutual trust will prevent a lot of trouble. The one
who is more deserving of your trust is the one who tries his best to
help you. This is disciplining with reward and punishment. The noble
Qur'an speaks of this and clearly shows its features in the story of
says: 4He said: 'As for him [a
Dhul-Qamayn, in which Allah (B)
disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah] who does wrong, we shall
punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will
punish him with a terrible torment Fell]. But as for him who believes
[in Allah's Oneness] and works righteousness, he shall have the best
reward, [paradise], and we [Dhul-Qamayn] shall speak unto him
mild words [as insbuctions].') (Qur'an 18: 87-88)"