Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army) Chapter: Chapter 9(a) - Granting Immunity 1- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ ٠َعْنَى قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَسْعَى بِذِ٠ْ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ جَيْشاً ٠ِينَ حَاصَرُوا قَوْ٠ُشْرِكِينَ فَأَشْرَفَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَعْطُونِي الأ٠َانَ حَتَّى أَلْقَى صَاحِبَكُ٠ْ وَأُنَاظِرَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ أَدْنَاهُ٠َانَ وَجَبَ عَلَى أَفْضَلِهِ٠ُ الْوَفَاءُ بِهِ.

commitment of a person of the lowest position among them becomes a commitment of all of them (Muslims)?’” He (the Imam) replied, ‘It means, if the Muslim army surrounds a stronghold of the pagans and a man comes up saying, “Grant me immunity so I can debate your man.” If a man of the lowest position in the Muslim army grants him immunity, it becomes obligatory for all of them to fulfill that commitment.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/357))