Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘A man who allows himself to be imprisoned without sustaining severe wounds should not be ransomed by the treasury, rather his family may choose to pay his ransom from his own money.’
Reference:[Wasa’il al-Shi’ah, v. 11, p. 69, no. 3]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said to his sons, after Ibn Muljim struck him, ‘Imprison this captive and feed him, quench his thirst, and make his captivity endurable.’
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لاِبنَيهِ( لمّا ضَرَبه ابنُ مُلْجَم ـ : احبِسُوا هذا الأسيرَ ، وأطعِمُوهُ ، واسْقُوهُ ، وأحْسِنوا إسارَهُ.
Reference:[Mustadrak al-Wasa’il, v. 11, p. 78, no. 12467]
Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Feeding the prisoner is the obligatory duty of the person who captured him, even if he intends to execute him the next day; he must be fed, given water, sheltered, and treated well – whether he is a believer or not.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إطعامُ الأسيرِ حقٌّ علي مَن أسَرَهُ وإن كان يُرادُ مِن الغدِ قَتْلُهُ ، فإنّه يَنبغي أن يُطعَمَ ويُسْقي ويُظَلّ ويُرفَقَ بهِ ، كافرا كان أو غَيْرَهُ.
Reference:’[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 35, no. 2]
Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said that Imam Ali (a.s.) used to feed those who were sentenced to life imprisonment using the money of the treasury.’
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ عليّا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) كان يُطعِمُ مَن خُلِّدَ في السِّجْنِ مِن بيتِ مالِ المسلمينَ.
Reference:[Wasa’il al-Shi’ah, v. 11, p. 69, no. 2]