Calling to al-Islam before Fighting

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَمَّا وَجَّهَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَا تُقَاتِلْ أَحَداً حَتَّى تَدْعُوَهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَأَنْ يَهْدِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى يَدَيْكَ رَجُلًا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ وَ غَرَبَتْ وَ لَكَ وَلَاؤُهُ‌[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘When the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, instructed me to go to Yemen he said to me, “O Ali, you must not fight anyone before calling him to al-Islam. I swear by A

تَعَاهَدُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَ حَافِظُوا عَلَيْهَا وَ اسْتَكْثِرُوا مِنْهَا وَ تَقَرَّبُوا بِهَا فَإِنَّهَا كانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتاباً مَوْقُوتاً وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ ذَلِكَ الْكُفَّارُ حِينَ سُئِلُوا ما سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ قالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ‌ الْمُصَلِّينَ‌[1] وَ قَدْ عَرَفَ حَقَّهَا مَنْ طَرَقَهَا[2] وَ أُكْرِمَ بِهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَشْغَلُهُمْ عَنْهَا زَيْنُ مَتَاعٍ وَ لَا قُرَّةُ عَيْنٍ مِن

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from certain individuals of his people from abu Hamzah from ‘Aqil al-Khuza’iy who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, during a war recommended the Muslims with these words: ‘You must perform your Salat (prayer) regularly, preserve it, perform it v