▁equal ▁distribution ▁of ▁tax es ▁and ▁boot y ▁among ▁the ▁Muslim s ; ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁U mar ▁he ▁distributed ▁the ▁entire ▁re venue ▁of ▁the ▁div an ▁among ▁Muslim s ▁without ▁keeping ▁anything ▁in ▁reserve . ▁When ▁asked ▁to ▁pay ▁more ▁money ▁to ▁el ites ▁he ▁said ▁" Do ▁you ▁command ▁me ▁that ▁I ▁should ▁seek ▁support ▁by ▁opp ress ing ▁those ▁over ▁whom ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁placed ? ▁By ▁Al lah , ▁I ▁won ' t ▁do ▁so ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁world ▁goes ▁on , ▁and ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁one ▁star ▁leads ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁sky . ▁Even ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁my ▁property , ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁distributed ▁it ▁equally ▁among ▁them , ▁then ▁why ▁not ▁when ▁the ▁property ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁Al lah ." ▁ ▁Ali ▁believed ▁that ▁people ▁and ▁govern ors ▁have ▁rights ▁over ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁God ▁created ▁these ▁rights ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁equ ate ▁with ▁one ▁another . ▁The ▁greatest ▁of ▁these ▁rights ▁that ▁Al lah ▁has ▁made ▁oblig atory ▁is ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁r uler ▁over ▁the ▁ruled ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁ruled ▁over ▁the ▁r uler . ▁If ▁the ▁ruled ▁ful fill ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁r uler ▁and ▁the ▁r uler ▁ful fill s ▁their ▁rights , ▁then ▁right ▁att ains ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁honor ▁among ▁them , ▁the ▁ways ▁of ▁religion ▁become ▁established , ▁signs ▁of ▁justice ▁become ▁fixed ▁and ▁the ▁s unn ah ▁g ains ▁currency . ▁He ▁wrote ▁directions ▁for ▁his ▁officials ▁which ▁clearly ▁show ▁what ▁form ▁of