Hadith on Imprisonment
10 sayings
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Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is incumbent upon the Imam to imprison the reckless from among the scholars, the ignorant from among the physicians, and the bankrupt from among the lease-holders.
al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 31, no. 3266; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 426 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
If a Muslim woman becomes an apostate, abandoning Islam, she is not killed but is imprisoned for life.
Tahdhib al-Ahkam, v. 10, p. 142, no. 569; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 426 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is narrated in al-Kafi: Verily the Commander of the Faithful (AS) restricted imprisonment to only three cases: a man consuming the property of an orphan unlawfully, or usurping it, or a man who takes off with what he has been entrusted with.
al-Kafi, v. 7, p. 263, no. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 427 · permalink
A man was brought to the Commander of the Faithful (AS), who had bailed the life of another man. He imprisoned him, saying, 'Ask for your companion now.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 13, p. 156, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 427 · permalink
Im?m Muhammad ibn 'Al? al-Baqir (a.s.) said about a man who had ordered another man to kill someone, which he had done 'He who killed him must be killed, and he who ordered the killing must be imprisoned until he dies.'
al-Kafi, v. 7, p. 285, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 427 · permalink
Only three types of people are imprisoned for life: he who holds another hostage to prevent himself from being killed, the woman who becomes an apostate, and the one who steals even after having had his hand and foot cut [as corporal punishment for previous thefts].
al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 31, no. 3264; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 427 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is unjust for the Imam to imprison the culprit after punishment.
Tahdhib al-Ahkam, v. 6, p. 314, no. 870; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 428 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Imprisonment after acknowledgment of the truth is injustice.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 17, p. 403, no. 21672; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 428 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amir al-Mu'minin Im?m 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) used to inspect the prisons every Friday; he punished the convicts and released those who had no charge against them.'
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 18, p. 36, no. 21943; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 428 · permalink
It is the duty of the Imam to release the prisoners on financial charges on Fridays and `Ayd [religious festivals] to observe the congregational prayer. He may send them guarded, and when they complete the prayers and the feast, he should return them to the prison.
al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 31, no. 3265; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 428 · permalink