527. Imām Ali (a.s.) – to the army before confronting the enemy at Siffin: “Do not mutilate the dead; when you reach the encampment of the enemy do not plunder nor enter a house [without permission]. Do not seize anything from them except what you find in their military base. Do not inflict pain on women by persecuting them even though they may insult your honor and abuse your officers, because they are weak in potencies, mind, and intelligence. We have been ordered to restrain (our hands) from them even though they may be unbelievers, for if a man offends a woman he will be rebuked along with his descendants after him.”1
528. Tārikh al-Tabari - in the report on the battle of Jamal: “Ahnaf ibn Qays and the children of Sa`d rushed towards Ali (a.s.), while dissuading Harqus ibn Zahir, as they did not approve of fighting with Ali ibn Abi Tālib (a.s.).
Then he [Harqus] said: “O Ali! Our people in Basra presume that if you triumph over them tomorrow, you will kill their men and take their women captive!”
He said: “There should be no fear from someone like me. Will it be permissible in regard to anyone except he who turns back [from the religion of God] i.e. an apostate and disbelieves? Have you not heard the words of God Almighty saying: “And [you are] not a taskmaster over them, except he who turns back and disbelieves.”23
529. al-Kāmil fi al-Tārikh: “There were forty wounded among the Khārijites and Ali (a.s.) then ordered them to be taken inside Kufa and be treated until they recovered.”4
1.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۵, p. ۳۹, h. ۴, Waq`at Siffin, p. ۲۰۴, Nahj al-Balāghah, Letter ۱۴, Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۳۲, p. ۵۶۳, h. ۴۶۸.
2.. Qur'ān, ۸۹:۲۲-۲۳.
3.. Tārikh al-Tabari, vol. ۴, p. ۴۹۶, al-Kāmil fi al-Tārikh, vol. ۲, p. ۳۳۴.
4.. al-Kāmil fi al-Tārikh, vol. ۲, p. ۴۲۴, Ansāb al-Ashrāf, vol. ۳, p. ۲۴۸.