326 - الجَبانُ وَالغَزوُ

326. The Coward and War

1044.رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أحَسَّ مِن نَفسِهِ جُبناً فَلا يَغزُ .¹

1044.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever feels fear in himself should not go to war.' ²

1045.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يَحِلُّ للجَبانِ أنْ يَغْزوَ لأنّهُ يَنْهَزمُ سريعاً ، ولكنْ لِيَنْظُرْ ما كانَ يُريدُ أنْ يَغْزوَ بهِ فليُجَهِّزْ بهِ غيرَهُ ؛ فإنَّ لَهُ مِثلَ أجرِهِ ولا يَنْقصُ مِن أجرِهِ شي‏ءٌ .³

1045.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A coward is not allowed to participate in a campaign, because he would flee fast. However, he must take whatever he was going to use for the conquest [i.e. weaponry] and give it to someone else. Thus, he will have the same reward, without decrease in the reward of the other thereof.' ⁴