Power is not merely the ability to command, influence, or decide; it is a moral responsibility. Its true worth lies not in the privileges it grants to those who hold it, but in the fairness with which they exercise it. In this sense, equity is the zakat of power.
Hawzah News Agency – The Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali, peace be upon him, says:
«زكاةُ القُدرَةِ، الإنصافُ.»
“The zakat of power is equity.”
Ghurar al-Hikam, v. 1, p. 390
Note: Zakāt is a financial obligation in Islam based on which Muslims have to pay a certain amount of nine items to be spent for the poor and for other social purposes.
