Book 20. KITAB AL-IMARA
(The Book On Government)

1. The people are subservient to the Quraish and the Caliphate is the right of the Quraish
2. Appointing anyone as a succeeding Caliph or leaving aside the question of appointment
3. Prohibition of desire for a position of authority and covetousness thereof
4. Undesirability of getting a position of authority without necessity
5. The merits of a just ruler and the demerits of a tyrant ruler
6. Misappropriation of booty is a serious offence
7. Acceptance of gifts on the part of state officers is forbidden
8. Obedience to the ruler is forbidden in matters sinful, but is otherwise obligatory
9. When a ruler enjoins God consciousness and does justice. he will have a (great) reward
10. Fulfilment of the covenant made with the Caliphs is imperative, the caliph to whom allegiance is sworn in the first instance has an established supremacy over those who assume powers
11. Patience at the tyranny of the governors and their undue preferences
12. Obedience to be shown to the (Caliphs) even if they withhold the people's due rights
13. Instruction to stick to the main body of the Muslims in the time of trials and warning against those inviting people to disbelief
14. Decision about one who tries to distropt the unity of the Muslims
15. When the oath of allegiance has been obtained for two caliphs
16. Justification for hating the Amirs for violating the laws of the Shari'ah
17. The best and the worst of your rulers
18. It is good on the part of a leader to take the oath of allegiance from his forces when intending to fight, and an account of the allegiance of God's pleasure under the tree
19. It is forbidden to a Muhajir to return to his native place for the purpose of resettling there
20. No migration after the conquest of Mecca but allegiance could be sworn (to a rightful leader) on serving the cause of Islam, on fighting in the way of Allah and on following the path of virtue
21. How the women swore fealty (to the Holy Prophet)
22. Swearing fealty for listening to and obeying the orders of the leader as far as possible
23. The age of majority
24. It is forbidden to take the Qur'an to the land of the infidels when it is feared that it might fall into their hands
25. Race between horses and their training for the competition
26. Great benefit in the forelocks of the horses
27. The horses of undesirable quality
28. The merit of Jihad and campaigning in the way of Allah
29. The merit of Martyrdom
30. Merit of leaving for Jihad in the morning and evening
31. The high position reserved by God for mujahids in paradise
32. One who is killed in the way of Allah will have all his sins blotted out except debt
33. The souls of the martyrs are in paradise: they are alive and find their sustenance from their Lord
34. Merit of Jihad and of keeping vigilance (over the enemy)
35. The two men, both of whom will enter paradise though one of them slays the other
36. About a man who killed a disbeliever and embraced Islam
37. The excellence of charity in the way of Allah and its manifold reward
38. The merit of helping the warrior (fightling in the way of Allah) with something to ride upon and looking after his family in his absence
39. The wives of Mujahids, a sacred trust, and sinfulness of those who betray this trust
40. Jihad not compulsory for those who have a genuine excuse
41. In proof of the martyr's attaining paradise
42. One who fights that the word of Allah is exalted fights in the way of Allah
43. Who fought for ostentation and vanity deserved (punishment in) Hell loss
44. The reward of one who fought and got his share of the booty and of one (who fought) but did not get any booty
45. The value of an action depends on the intention behind it
46. Desirability of seeking martyrdom
47. Denunciation of one who died but never fought in the way of Allah nor did he ever express a desire or determination for jihad
48. Beware of those who could not join a jihad expedition on account of illness or some other excuse
49. The merit of joining a naval expedition for jihad
50. The merit of keeping watch in the way of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted
51. About the martyrs
52. The merit of archery and inducing others to learn it and denunciation of one who learnt the art and then neglected it
53. Saying of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him): "A group of people from my Umma will always remain on the right path and continue to be triumphant.' their opponents shall not be able to do them any harm
54. Keeping the good of the animals in view during a journey and forbiddance from halting for the night on the track
55. Travelling, a tortuous experience-desirability of a traveller's hastening his return to his family after the transaction of his business
56. Undesirability of returning to one's family at night (after a long absence from home)

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