Aggression
11 sayings
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Agression removes [Allah's] favor.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 382; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 87 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Agression brings about destruction.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 795; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 88 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Avoid agression, for it expedites death and makes of its doer a lesson to others.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2657; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 88 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Agression leads its perpetrators to the Hellfire.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 327, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 88 link
Make sure that you never utter one aggressive word, even if you admire [the strength of] yourself and your tribe.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 327, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 88 link
The evil deed to be punished the quickest is agression.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 327, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 87 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever draws the sword of agression will be killed by it [himself].
Nahj al-Sa`ada, v. 1, p. 52; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 87 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) with regards to the verse: "But should someone be compelled, without being aggressive or rebellious "57, said, 'The agressor is whoever rises to fight against the Imam.'
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 213, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 88 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There are two kinds of fighting: one is the fighting against polytheists; they must not be left until they accept Islam or pay the tax with humility. The second is the fighting against the people of innovation [from among Muslims]; and they should not be left until they comply with the command of Allah or else they be killed.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 18, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 89 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
[Rebellious] Agressors [from among Muslims] are to be fought and killed in the same way that one kills polytheists; and Muslims can rally all the support they can against them, and when possible, they can be taken prisoners just as polytheists are taken captive
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 11, p. 65, no. 12437; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 89 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said about one who declares enmity towards the Imam of the Muslims: 'If it were not for the fact that we were afraid for your sake that one of you may be killed for killing one of them, and one of you is worth a thousand of their men we would order you to kill them; but this is left to [the discretion of] the Imam.'
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 60, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 89 link
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