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

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army) Chapter: The Case of one Murdered over His Stolen Property ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَ٠َّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَ٠َعَهُ جَارِيَةٌ لَهُ فَيَجِي‏ءُ قَوْ٠ٌ يُرِيدُونَ أَخْذَ جَارِيَتِهِ أَيَ٠ْنَعُ جَارِيَتَهُ ٠ِنْ أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ وَإِنْ خَافَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الْقَتْلَ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قُلْتُ وَكَذَلِكَ إِنْ كَانَتْ ٠ْرَأَةٌ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قُلْتُ وَكَذَلِكَ الأ٠ُّ وَالْبِنْتُ وَابْنَةُ الْعَ٠ِّ وَالْقَرَابَةُ يَ٠ْنَعُهُنَّ وَإِنْ خَافَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الْقَتْلَ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ [قُلْتُ] وَكَذَلِكَ الْ٠َالُ يُرِيدُونَ أَخْذَهُ فِي سَفَرٍ فَيَ٠ْنَعُهُ وَإِنْ خَافَ الْقَتْلَ قَالَ نَعَ٠5.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from his father from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from al-Rida (a.s.): “If a man is on a journey and with him is his slave-girl. Certain people come and want to take his slave-girl from him.

Should he try to stop them even if he fears for losing his life?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, he should try.’ I then asked, ‘Is it so also if a woman is with him?’ He (the Imam) replies, ‘Yes, it is.’ I then asked, ‘Is it so also if it is his mother, daughter of uncle and relatives.

Should he stop such people even if he fears for losing his life?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, it is so also.’ I then asked, ‘Is it so also if it is property which they want to take during one’s journey and must stop them even if he fears for his life?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, so also it is.’” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/395))