9 - الأسير

9. THE PRISONER [OF WAR]

61 - لا يَجوزُ الاستِسلامُ لِلأسرِ

61. Surrendering Oneself to Captivity is Not Allowed

178.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن اسْتُؤْسرَ مِن غيرِ جِراحةٍ مُثقِلةٍ فلا يُفْدى‏ مِن بيتِ المالِ ، ولكنْ يُفْدى‏ مِن مالهِ إن أحبَّ أهلُهُ .¹

178.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who allows himself to be imprisoned without sustaining severe wounds should not be ransomed by the treasury, rather his family may choose to pay his ransom from his own money.' ²

179.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لمّا بَعثَ رسولُ اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله بِبراءةٍ معَ عليٍّ عليه السلام بَعثَ مَعهُ اُناساً ، وقالَ رسولُ اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ اسْتُؤْسرَ مِنْ غيرِ جِراحةٍ مُثْقِلةٍ فليسَ مِنّا .³

179.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When the Prophet (SAWA) sent Ali (AS) to propagate the Qur'anic chapter al-Bara?a [chapter ], he sent a few men with him and told them, 'A man who surrenders himself without suffering severe wounds does not belong among us.' ⁴

60 - إيذاءِ المُؤمِنِ‏

60. Harming a Believer

(وَالّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بِغَيْرِ مَا اكْتَسَبُوا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَاناً وَإِثْماً مُبِيناً) .¹

"Those who torment faithful men and women undeservedly, certainly bear the guilt of slander and flagrant sin." ²

174.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: قالَ اللَّهُ عزّ وجلّ : لِيأذَنْ بِحَربٍ منّي مَن آذى‏ عَبديَ المؤمنَ .³

174.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah, Mighty and Exalted, said, 'Let a man who harms a believing servant of Mine expect a war waged by Me'.' ⁴

175.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: مَن آذى‏ مُؤمناً فَقَدْ آذاني .⁵

175.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who harms a believer is as if he has harmed me.' ⁶

176.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: مَن نَظَرَ إلى‏ مؤمنٍ نظرةً يُخيفُهُ بها أخافَهُ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ يومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظِلّهُ .⁷

176.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who looks at a believer with a look that scares him, Allah, the most High, will scare him on the Day when no shade will avail except His Shade.' ⁸

177.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: مَن أحْزَن مُؤمناً ثمّ أعطاهُ الدُّنيا لم يَكُنْ ذلكَ كَفّارتَه ، ولم يُؤْجَرْ عَلَيهِ .⁹

177.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who saddens a believer then bestows him the whole world will not have done enough to discharge his sin, and nor will he be rewarded for the gift.' ¹⁰