مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب السيرBook of Expeditions
من قال: الإمام مخير في المحارب، يصنع فيه ما شاء؟Those Who Gave the Imam Discretion Regarding the Muharib (Highway Robber)
Hadith 34996
٣٤٩٩٦ - حدثنا هشيم بن بشير عن حجاج عن عطاء.
Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him), Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him), Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him), and Hazrat Dahhak (may Allah have mercy on him), all these personalities state that the Imam has been given authority regarding the warrior.
