سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمُبَارَزَةِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ بَعْدَ إِذْنِ الْإِمَامِ ع قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ لَكِنْ لَا يُطْلَبُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ الْإِمَامِ.
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about challenging (to fight the enemy) while standing between the two confronting armies after the permission of the Imam. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is fine but it must not take place without the permission of the Imam.”’
دَعَا رَجُلٌ بَعْضَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ إِلَى الْبِرَازِ فَأَبَى أَنْ يُبَارِزَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُبَارِزَهُ قَالَ كَانَ فَارِسَ الْعَرَبِ وَ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَغْلِبَنِي[3] فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص فَإِنَّهُ بَغَى عَلَيْكَ وَ لَوْ بَارَزْتَهُ لَغَلَبْتَهُ وَ لَوْ[4] بَغَى جَبَلٌ عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَهُدَّ الْبَاغِي[1] وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِ
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a man challenged a certain person from Banu Hashim to fight. He refused to fight. Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), asked, ‘What has made you to refuse?’ He replied, ‘He is an Arab knight and I feared that he may defeat me.’ Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), said to him, ‘He has transgressed against