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3. Through the chains of his narrator Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated the following: “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘The horses of the people serving in the army are their horses in paradise, and the gowns of the fighters for the cause of Allah are their swords. The Holy Prophet has said, ‘ Jibril (Gabriel) has told me something which has made my eyes and heart delightful, “O Muhammad, whoever of your followers fights for the cause of Allah, thereafter even if a drop from the sky falls on him or he experiences a flu, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, lists him as a martyr.’”
[3]كأنّه يعدد على الخليفة خطاياه و الضمير في« ضيع» فى أول الحديث للخليفة و كذا في قوله:« ثم كلف الاعمى» و قوله:« يكلف» يحتمل البناء للمفعول. و قوله:« ليس الدعاء« بقية الحاشية في الصفحة الآتية»« بقية الحاشية من الصفحة الماضية» من طاعة عبد الى طاعة عبد مثله» لعله إشارة الى بغيه على المسلمين أو أهل الذمّة لما أطاعوا غيره و تخطئة إيّاه فيه و كذا ما بعده تخطئة له فيما كان يفعله. و المجرور في قوله:« بسيرته» و قوله:« سنته» يعود الى القتال و السبى يعنى ينظر إليه من اي انواعه فيعمل به ما يقتضيه. و يحتمل عوده الى رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و آله و هو و ان لم يجر له ذكر الا أن سياق الكلام يدلّ عليه. و البعوث: جمع بعث و هو الجيش و انما ذهب الحجّ لان المال صرف في هذا الامر الباطل فلم يبق للحج.( فى)ص 3
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from certain individuals of his people who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), once wrote in a letter to a certain individual of the Amawide rulers the following: “Of his neglectfulness one example is his disregard of the duty of Jihad (serving in the army) which Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has given preference over all other good deeds. He (Allah) has given preference to those serving in the army over the doers of good deeds a very clear preference in matters of high positions, their receiving forgiveness and mercifulness. This is because by serving in the army religion is supported to become public and it is defended thereby as well. By means of Jihad (a person’s serving in the army) Allah has purchased believers’ souls and property as their payment for paradise which is a gainful bargain indeed. He (Allah) has set upon them the condition of their abiding by the rules of armed engagement. Of such rules is calling to the obedience of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, instead of obedience to people (servants of Allah), to the worship of Allah instead of worshipping other servants of Allah and to accept guardianship of Allah instead of seeking guardianship of the servants of Allah. Those who are asked to pay taxes but refuse are executed and their families are taken into custody. “There is no calling of servants of Allah to the obedience of other servants of Allah. Those who agree to pay taxes are not violated, their covenant is safe guarded, and is not burdened beyond what he can afford. “The properties captured from the enemies belong to all Muslims and not to a particular group. If an armed confrontation takes place and people are captured, the whole issue is dealt with according to his (the Holy Prophet’s) dealings and traditions which are of religion’s rules in such issues. He (the particular ruler) then placed the burden of serving in the army upon such people as those with disabilities like blind or lame and those who do not have the means to serve in the army, after being excused by Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, and those who cannot afford. The residents of a city are required to fight only the nearby enemy with fairness and justice exercised in issues of mobilization. All such laws were disregarded and people are made to live in one of the two conditions: To live like the person who offers a certain service but instead of receiving wages is made to pay, although Allah has already purchased his services; and a person who asks to rent or hire an item but the party of other side of his contract is bankrupt and indebted, although Allah has excused him. He has ignored al-Hajj in disregard and people are left in poverty. Who then is more crooked than this that has made such straightforward laws seem crooked and who is more straightforward than him who properly follows them? Instead he has made people to serve in the army (unduly) and has made such a service an extra burden and this is a great mistake and sin.’”
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5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from certain individuals of his people from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Asamm from Haydarah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Jihad (serving in the army) is the most virtuous task except obligatory (prayers) matters.”
[1]أي الصلوات اليومية لأنّها أفضل العبادات البدنية كما يدلّ عليه« حى على خير العمل».( آت)ص 4
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[١]أنجح اللّه حاجة فلان أي قضاها و وفّقها.
[٢]الاخفار: نقض العهد، يقال: أخفره و خفر به: نقض عهده. و خفر العهد: و في به. و الذمّة: العهد و الأمان و الضمان و الحرمة و الحق.( فى)
[٣]كأنّه يعدد على الخليفة خطاياه و الضمير في« ضيع» فى أول الحديث للخليفة و كذا في قوله:« ثم كلف الاعمى» و قوله:« يكلف» يحتمل البناء للمفعول. و قوله:« ليس الدعاء« بقية الحاشية في الصفحة الآتية»« بقية الحاشية من الصفحة الماضية» من طاعة عبد الى طاعة عبد مثله» لعله إشارة الى بغيه على المسلمين أو أهل الذمّة لما أطاعوا غيره و تخطئة إيّاه فيه و كذا ما بعده تخطئة له فيما كان يفعله. و المجرور في قوله:« بسيرته» و قوله:« سنته» يعود الى القتال و السبى يعنى ينظر إليه من اي انواعه فيعمل به ما يقتضيه. و يحتمل عوده الى رسول اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه و آله و هو و ان لم يجر له ذكر الا أن سياق الكلام يدلّ عليه. و البعوث: جمع بعث و هو الجيش و انما ذهب الحجّ لان المال صرف في هذا الامر الباطل فلم يبق للحج.( فى)