Rectifying others and being ready to be rectified oneself
Al-Risala (English), December 1985, p. 22
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Rectifying others and being ready to be rectified oneself
1985 12 December 22 Rectifying others and being ready to be rectified oneself (121) When Abu Bakr was elected to be the first Caliph of Islam he addressed the people. “I have been put in charge of your affairs,” he said, “though I am no better than you. I will consider the weakest of you as the strongest, as long as I have not ensured that he receives his rightful due. And the strongest that he receives his rightful due. And the strongest among you will to me be the weakest, as long as I have not ensured that he pays what he owes. People, I am just like anyone of you. If you see that I am pursuing a proper course, then follow me; and if you see me err, then set me straight.”
