Kindness to non-Muslims He was very kind to his non-Muslim population (Dhimmis). He instructed his officers to treat them well and to take special care of their needs. Once he wrote to one of his officers, Amr Ibn Muslimah: ”It lias come to my notice that the non-Muslims (Dhimmis) of your area ai’e complaining about your strict behaviour. Treat them weil and don’t be i,o strict with them. Your strictness may cross limits and can turn into cruelty.” Once a cana! for irrigation belonging to non-Muslims was covered with rubbish. When Hazrat \li (Rad A) was informed about it, he immediately wrote to the officer-incharge, Karzah Ibn Ka’b Ansri, ”The non-Muslims (Dhimmis) of your area have complained that one of the irrigation canals belonging to them has been covered with rubbish. It is your du*y to get it cleaned. I swear by Allah that it is better for you that the non-Muslims ofyo’ir :trea continue living happily than migrating to i>.fhu” area because of difficulties.”’
Justice His justice was equal to Both the Muslims and the nonMuslims, the poor and the rich and officer and subordinate. He had himself once appeared before the Judge (Qazi) and the decision was given against him because of lack of evidence. Once his Armour was lost. After sometime he saw it with a Christian. He filed a suit against him in the court of the famous judge, Qazi Shuraih. Qazi Shuraih asked him to produce a witness but he could not do so. The Armour was returned to the Christian. The Christian was so impressed that he accepted Islam immediately saying: ”This is the example set by Prophets. The Caliph’s case has been rejected because he had no evidence for his lawful claim.
