Therefore be prudent and have doubts about trusting your enemy in this (matter).

Therefore be prudent and have doubts about trusting your enemy in this (matter).”[^23] 8.5 Keeping Extremely vigilant against the Enemy Imam Ali (a.s.): “[The warrior should be wakeful for] If he sleeps the enemy does not sleep.” [^24] Imam Ali (a.s.): “Be extremely vigilant against your enemy.”[^25] Imam Ali (a.s.): “Do not feel safe from any enemy, even though they express appreciation.”[^26] Imam Ali (a.s.): “The worst of the enemies is the one who is more insightful, and more surreptitious in conspiracies.”[^27] Imam Ali (a.s.) – from the Aphorisms attributed to him: “Be more wary of a surreptitious enemy than the enemy who openly fights against you.”[^28] Imam Ali (a.s.): “The weakest enemy in deception is the one who manifests his enmity.”[^29] Imam Ali (a.s.): “The one who manifests his enmity, is less deceitful.”[^30] Imam Ali (a.s.): “Do not be deceived by the enemy’s flattery, for the enemy is like water which although it takes long to boil it with fire, it does not fail to put it [the fire] out.”[^31] 8.6 Not Underestimating the Enemy Imam Ali (a.s.): Do not underestimate any of the enemies, even though he is weak[^32] Imam Ali (a.s.) – from the Aphorisms attributed to him: “Beware of underestimating the enemy, for it bars you form watchfulness.

Many a small ones has defeated the great ones!”[^33] Imam Ali (a.s.) – from the Aphorisms attributed to him: “Do not underestimate the power of your enemy when you are fighting with him, for if you win [the battle], you…