The Pathology of Administrators’ Avariciousness and its Features in the Field of Economics, in the Thought and Conduct of Imam Ali (a.s.) with a Focus on Nahj al-Balaghah

The socio-political conditions and requirements of every age require the thinkers of the society to seek answers to the problems and complications of their time. The conditions of the time of Imam Ali’s (a.s.) administration required him to explain managerial ideas according to the needs of society. In the most difficult political conditions of his time, he paid special attention to the treatment of one of the most important government crises, namely the avariciousness of administrators, because religious teachings consider avariciousness as the source of every kind of deviation and the initiator of every sin. Understanding the ideas of Imam Ali (a.s.) provides a theoretical and practical framework by means of which a crisis-ridden society, whether politically, economically, socially, educationally, or ethically, can be saved. The study method in this research is descriptive-analytical based on the library approach. In this study, the only variable affecting all different areas of society, i.e. the avariciousness of administrators and its main features in the field of economics, including luxuriousness, bribery and embezzlement, has been examined and analyzed from the perspective of Nahj al-Balaghah using a political thought model. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the avariciousness of administrators, on the one hand, endangers the components of economic growth and development and public welfare, and on the other hand, the necessary basis for spiritual growth and eternal human bliss is impaired.