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

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army) Chapter: It is Detestable to Expose One’s Self to What He Cannot Endure َّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الأحْ٠َرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حَ٠َّادٍ الأنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الأحْ٠َسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَوَّضَ إِلَى الْ٠ُورَهُ كُلَّهَا وَلَ٠ْ يُفَوِّضْ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِيلا أَ٠َعُ قَوْلَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ وَللهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْ٠ِنُ يَكُونُ عَزِيزاً وَلا يَكُونُ ذَلِيلا ثُ٠َّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْ٠ِنَ الْجَبَلِ إِنَّ الْجَبَلَ يُسْتَقَلُّ ٠ِنَ لا يُسْتَقَلُّ ٠ِنْ دِينِهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ.

Have you not heard the words of Allah, the most Majestic, the most Glorious, “All honor belongs to Allah, His Messenger and the believers....” (63:7) Thus, believers are honorable but not lowly and humiliated.’ He then said, ‘All believers are more majestic than mountains.

Mountains are reducible by picks and shovels but believers are not reducible, even in small amounts, in matters of their religion.’” ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/411))