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Social Security
One day Imam
Ali (‘a) was
passing by a street when his eye
fell on a blind old man begging
for alms. He was extremely
disturbed by his condition and
asked the people if he had no
family to support him. On
investigating, he found that he
was a Christian by faith, and
had earned his living through
hard labour
until he lost his eyesight
because of age. He was on his
own and had no one to care for
him. He had also not saved any
money because of meagre
earnings.
When confirmed that he had never begged
while he could earn, Imam Ali (‘a) said,
‘It is amazing how you people use a human
being for as long as he can
serve you and discard him after
he cannot. You all testify that
he served society as long as he
could see. It is, therefore, the
duty of the society and
government to ensure him a
decent life, now that he cannot
fend for himself. I hereby
institute a regular allowance to
be paid to him from the State
Treasury for as long as he
lives.’
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