النَّهيُ عَنِ الفِرارِ مِنَ الحَربِ Prohibition of Running Away from the Battle

15ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لأصْحابِهِ في حَربِ‏ صِفّينَ ـ : عاوِدُوا الكَرَّ ، واسْتَحْيوا مِن الفَرِّ ؛ فإنَّهُ عارٌ في الأعْقابِ34 ، ونارٌ يَومَ الحِسابِ ، وطِيبوا عَن أنفُسِكُم نَفْسا ، وامْشُوا إلى المَوتِ مَشْياً سُجُحاً .

15- Imam Ali (AS) said to his companions in the battle of Siffin, ‘Repeat the attack and be ashamed of running away, for it is a disgrace that remains throughout the generations as a burden on their necks and is a fire on the Day of Reckoning. Therefore, sacrifice your souls for other souls and cheerfully walk to death.’[Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 2, p. 232]
 

16ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن فَرَّ مِن رجُلَينِ في القِتالِ مِن الزَّحفِ فَقَد فَرَّ ، ومَن فَرَّ مِن ثَلاثَةٍ في القِتالِ مِن الزَّحفِ فلَم يَفِرَّ .

16- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who runs away from the battle when faced with two men from the enemy is a deserter indeed, but if he runs away from facing combat with three men, then he is not a deserter.’[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 34, no. 1]
 

17ـ الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حَرّمَ اللّه‏ُ الفِرارَ مِن‏الزَّحْفِ ؛ لِما فيهِ مِن الوَهْنِ فيالدِّينِ ، والاسْتِخْفافِ بالرُّسُلِ والأئمّةِ‏ العادِلةِ ^.

17- Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘Allah has prohibited running away from the midst of a battle because of what it does in weakening one’s religion and degrading the messengers and the just Imams (AS).’[`Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 92, no. 1]