Q 218: Nini kinapaswa kuzingatiwa kwa watu wenye mamlaka?
Q 218: What should be observed towards the people of authority?
A--- Tunapaswa kuwapa ushauri watawala kwa kuwafuata katika haki na kuwatii katika haki, tukiwaamuru wadumu katika haki na kuwakumbusha haki kwa upole. Tunapaswa kuswali nyuma yao, kupigana nao jihadi, kuwapa Zakaa na sadaka, kuwavumilia hata wakiwa wamekuwa wakosaji, na kutojitenga nao kwa nguvu isipokuwa wakionyesha kufuru wazi. Pia, hatupaswi kuwasifu kupita kiasi kwa namna inayoweza kuwapotosha. Tunapaswa kumwomba Allah Mtukufu awaongoze na awape mafanikio kamili.
A--- We should pay counsel to the people of authority by following them on the truth and obeying them in truth, ordering them to stick to the truth and reminding them kindly of the truth. We should pray behind them, fight with them, paying Zakah and charity to them, being patient towards them even if they became transgressors, quitting seceding oneself from them with force unless they show clear disbelief. Also, we should not over-praise them in a way to mislead them. We should supplicate Allah the Almighty to guide them and grant them full success.