مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب السيرBook of Expeditions
ما قالوا: في العهد يوفى به للمشركينThose Who Considered That Treaties with Polytheists Should Be Fulfilled
Hadith 35060
٣٥٠٦٠ - حدثنا ابن عيينة (عن) (١) محمد بن سوقة قال: سأل رجل (٢) عطاء عن رجل أسرته الديلم فأخذوا منه عهد اللَّه وميثاقه على أن يرسلوه، فإن بعث إليهم (بفداء قد سموه) (٣) فهو بريء، وإن لم يبعث إليهم كان عليه العهد والميثاق أن يرجع إليهم، فلم يجد، وكان معسرًا، (قال) (٤): (يفي) (٥) بالعهد، فقال: إنهم أهل شرك، فأبى عطاء إلا أن يفي بالعهد.
Hazrat Muhammad bin Sawqah, may Allah have mercy on him, says that a man asked Hazrat Ata, may Allah have mercy on him, about a person who had been taken captive by the people of Daylam. They released him after taking an oath and covenant from him by Allah that if he sent them ransom, he would be free. They had fixed the amount of ransom. And if he did not send the ransom, then according to the oath and covenant, he would return to them. That person could not obtain the ransom money because he was poor. Now what should he do? He, may Allah have mercy on him, replied: He must fulfill the promise. The man said: Hazrat, they are polytheists! Hazrat Ata, may Allah have mercy on him, refused and said: In every case, fulfilling the promise is necessary.
