523. al-Kāfi – narrating from `Abdullah ibn Sharik from his father: “When the people were defeated in the battle of Jamal, the Commander of the Faithful said: “Do not chase after those who have turned their back to the battlefield and do not finish off the wounded. The one who shuts the door of his house is secure.”
When the battle of Siffin took place, he killed the warriors as well as those who had turned their back on the battlefield and allowed concerning the wounded. Abān ibn Taghlib said to `Abdullah ibn Sharik: “These two treatments are different.”
He [Ali] (a.s.) said: “In the battle of Jamal, [their commanders] Talha and Zubair were killed but [in Siffin] Mu`āwiya is still standing and commanding (they could be remobilized and return to war again).”¹

524. al-Sunan al-Kubrā – narrating from Abu Fākhita: “A captive was brought to Ali (a.s.) in the battle of Siffin. He [the captive] said: “Do not torture me to death.”
Ali (a.s.) said: “I will not torture you to death. Indeed, I fear God the Lord of the worlds.” He let him go and then said to him: “Is there any good in you to swear allegiance?”²

525. Al-Musannif – narrating from Yazid ibn Bilāl: “I was in the company of Ali (a.s.) in Siffin and when a captive was brought to him, he would say: “I will not torture you to death. Indeed, I fear God the Lord of the worlds.”He would take his weapon and swear him not to fight against him [any longer]; and he would grant him four dirhams.”³

526. Al-Musannif – narrating from Abu Ja`far: “In the battle of Siffin, whenever a captive was brought to Ali (a.s.), he would take his mount and weapon and make him promise not to return. Then he would free him.”⁴

523. الكافي عن عبد الله بن شريك عن أبيه: لَما هُزم النّاسُ يَومَ الجَمَلِ، قالَ أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ علیه السلام: لا تَتبَعوا مُوَلِّياً، ولا تُجيزوا¹ عَلى جَريح، ومنَ أغلَقَ بابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ.
فَلَمّا كانَ يَومُ صِفّينَ، قَتَلَ المُقبِلَ وَالمُدِبرَ، وأجازَ عَلى جَريح. فَقالَ أبانُ بنُ تَغلِبَ لِعَبدِ اللهِ بنِ شَريك: هذِهِ سيرَتانِ مُختَلِفَتانِ! فَقالَ: إنَّ أهلَ الجَمَلِ قُتِلَ² طَلحَةُ وَالزُّبَيرُ، وإنَّ مُعاوِيَةَ كانَ قائِماً بِعَينِهِ وكانَ قائِدَهُم.³

524. السنن الكبرى عن أبي فاخِتَةَ: إنَّ عَلِياً(رضي الله عنه) اُتِيَ بِأَسير يَومَ صِفّينَ، فَقالَ: لا تَقتُلني صَبراً. فَقالَ عَلِيٌّ (رضي الله عنه): لا أقتُلُكَ صَبراً؛ إنّي أخافُ اللهَ رَبَّ العالَمينَ. فَخَلّى سَبيلَهُ، ثُمَّ قالَ: أ فيكَ خَيرٌ تُبايِعُ؟⁴

525. المصنّف لابن أبي شیبة عن يزيد بن بِلال: شَهِدتُ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ يَومَ صِفّينَ، فَكانَ إذا اُتِيَ بِالأَسيرِ قالَ: لَن أقتُلَكَ صَبراً؛ إنّي أخافُ اللهَ رَبَّ العالَمينَ. وكانَ يَأخُذُ سِلاحَهُ، ويُحَلِّفُهُ لا يُقاتِلُهُ، ويُعطيهِ أربَعَةَ دَراهِمَ.⁵

526. المصنّف لابن أبي شیبة عن أبي جعفر: كان عَلِيٌّ إذا اُتِيَ بِأَسيرِ صِفّينَ أخَذَ دابَّتَهُ وسِلاحَهُ، وأخَذَ عَلَيهِ أن ] لا [⁶ يَعودَ، وخَلّى سَبيلَهُ.⁷