486 - مُقَدَّمَةُ الجَيشِ‏

486. The Troops at the Forefront of the Army

1461.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في وصِيَّتِهِ لزيادِ بنِ النَّضْرِ - : اعْلَمْ أنَّ مُقَدِّمَةَ القَومِ عُيونُهُم ،وعُيونَ المُقَدِّمَةِ طَلائعُهُم ، فإذا أنتَ خَرَجْتَ مِن بِلادِكَ ودَنَوْتَ مِن عَدُوِّكَ فلا تَسْأمْ مِن تَوجيهِ الطَّلائعِ في كُلِّ ناحيةٍ وفي بَعضِ الشِّعابِ والشَّجَرِ والخَمَرِ وفي كُلِّ جانبٍ ؛ حتّى‏ لا يُغِيرَكُم عَدُوُّكُم ، ويكونَ لَكُم كَمينٌ .¹

1461. Imam Ali (AS), in his advice to Ziyad b. al-Nadr, said, 'Know that the forefront of the people are their eyes, and that the eyes of the forefront troops are their vanguards; so when you leave your land and approach your enemy do not hesitate to send the vanguards to every side and to some mountain passes, woods, hiding places and every side, lest your enemy attack and lie in ambush for you.' ²