203 - الاعتِصامُ بِالذِّمَمِ‏

203. Adhering To Sureties

625.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اعتَصِموا (استَعصِموا) بالذِّمَمِ في أوْتادِها .¹

625.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Adhere to sureties [that you are liable for] in all firmness.' ²

626.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في عَهدهِ للأشتَرِ - : وإنْ عَقَدتَ بينَكَ وبينَ عدُوِّكَ عُقْدةً أو ألْبَسْتَهُ مِنكَ ذِمّةً فَحُطْ عهدَكَ بالوفاءِ وَارعَ ذمَّتَك بالأمانَةِ ، واجعَلْ نفسَكَ جُنّةً دُونَ ما أعطَيتَ ، فإنّهُ ليسَ مِن فرائضِ اللَّهِ شَي‏ءٌ النّاسُ أشَدُّ علَيهِ اجْتِماعاً مَع تَفرُّقِ أهوائِهم وتَشتُّتِ آرائهِم مِن تعظيمِ الوفاءِ بالعُهودِ .³

626.Imam Ali (AS) said, in his epistle to Malik al-Ashtar: 'And if you make a covenant between yourself and your enemy or give him a surety [against life or property], then stand by your pact with loyalty and observe your liability with trustworthiness. Make yourself the shield for your word, for there is nothing from Allah's mandates that all people agree upon, despite their diverse opinions on everything else, as much as they do with regards to respecting the fulfilment of covenants.' ⁴

32 - الأمان‏

32. ASSURANCE

202 - وُجوبُ رِعايَةِ الأمانِ‏

202. The Necessity of Observing Assurance

623.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أمِنَكَ الرّجُلُ على‏ دمِهِ فلا تَقْتُلْهُ .¹

623.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a man trusts you with his blood [i.e. that you will spare his life] then do not kill him.' ²

624.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أمَّنَ رَجُلاً على‏ دَمِهِ فقَتلَهُ فأنا بَري‏ءٌ مِن القاتل ، وإنْ كانَ المَقتولُ كافراً .³

624.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When a man assures another of sparing his life and then kills him, [know that] I renounce the killer, even if the victim is an unbeliever.' ⁴