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 35001
٣٥٠٠١ - حدثنا حفص عن عاصم عن الحسن قال: تلى هذه الآية: ﴿إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ﴾ قال: ذلك إلى الإمام.
Hazrat Asim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) recited this verse: "The only recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger ﷺ..." And he said: This authority belongs to the Imam.
