92 - المُحارب‏

92. THE WARMONGER

493 - جَزاءُ المُحارِبِ‏

493. The Punishment of Warmonger

(إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَسَاداً أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوا أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُمْ مِنْ خِلَافٍ أَوْ يُنْفَوْا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ) .¹

"Indeed the requital of those who wage war against Allah and His Apostles, and try to cause corruption on the earth, is that they shall be slain or crucified, or have their hands and feet cut off from opposite sides or be banished from the land." ²

1474.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن شَهرَ سَيفَهُ فدَمُهُ هَدْرٌ .³

1474.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who draws his sword [against people] his blood must be shed.' ⁴

1475.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اللِّصُّ المُحارِبُ فاقْتُلْهُ ، فَما أصابَكَ فدَمُهُ في عُنُقي .⁵

1475.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Kill the armed robber, and as regards to its consequences I am responsible for his blood.' ⁶

1476.الإمام الباقر عليه السلام : إذا دَخَلَ عَلَيكَ رَجُلٌ يُريدُ أهلَكَ وما تَملِكُ فَابدُرهُ بِالضَّربَةِ إنِ استَطَعتَ ، فَإِنَّ اللِّصَّ مُحارِبٌ للَّهِ‏ِ ولِرَسولِهِ فَاقتُلهُ فَما تَبِعَكَ فِيهِ مِن شَي‏ءٍ فَهُوَ عَلَيَ‏⁷ .

1476.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'If a man enters your house and intends to assault your family and your wealth, then hit him first if you can, as a thief is a fighter against Allah and His Messenger (SAWA), then kill him, and if something was to happen to you after this, it will be my responsibility.' ⁸

1477.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : مَن حمَلَ السِّلاحَ باللَّيلِ فهُو مُحارِبٌ، إلّا أنْ يَكونَ رجُلاً لَيس مِن أهلِ الرِّيبةِ.⁹

1477.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Whoever carries weapons by night is a warmonger, unless he is a man about whom there is no misgiving.' ¹⁰

1478.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عن نَفْيِ المُحارِبِ - : يُنْفى‏ مِن مِصْرٍ إلى‏ مِصْرٍ، إنّ عَليّاً عليه السلام نَفى‏ رجُلَينِ مِن الكُوفةِ إلى‏ غَيرِها .¹¹

1478. Imam al-Baqir (AS), when he was asked about banishing the warmonger, said, 'He must be banished from the state. Indeed Imam Ali (AS) banished two men from Kufa to somewhere else.' ¹²

(اُنظر) الرباء : باب 800 .

(See also: USURY: section 800)

492 - حَربُ النِّساءِ

492. The Fighting of Women

1473.الإمامُ الباقرُ أو الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليهما السلام : إنّ رسولَ اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله خَرَج بالنِّساءِ في الحَرْبِ حتّى‏ يُداوِينَ الجَرْحى‏ .¹

1473. Imam al-Baqir (AS) or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, 'The Prophet (SAWA) took the women to war in order for them to treat the wounded, but he did not distribute the spoils of war among them but gave them some free gifts instead.' ²

(اُنظر) المرأة : باب 1644 .

(See also: WOMAN: section 1644)