Hadith 361

charge of my-asws front men and a commander upon it, and Shureyh as a commander upon a group from it. So, if there is a problem in both of you being together, then Ziyad is upon the people, all of them, and if you are separating, then each one of you is a commander upon the group which I-asws had placed him in-charge upon it; and know that the front group are your eyes and their front men are their eyes. And when you two go out from your cities and are near from the city of your enemies, then do not be weary of sending the vanguard and from shaking the mountain passes, and the trees, and the covering in every side lest the enemies see you (coming), and becoming an (opportunity of an) ambush for them. And do not make the battalions to travel from the morning to the evening, except upon a pursuit, so if a raiding party raids you, or its abhorrence overcomes you, you would be ahead in being pursued. So, when you befall with an enemy or an enemy befalls with you, then let your soldiers be in front of the nobles, or top of the mountains, or by the river, lest there would happen to be worsening for you and an insurrection besides you, and let your fighters be from one side or two, and make your sergeants to be in the top of the mountain, and places of highlands, lest the enemy comes to you from a fear or security. And beware of separation. Whenever you encamp, then encamp all together, and whenever you depart, then depart all together, and when the night overcomes you and you have encamped, then protect your soldiers with the spears and the shields, and let your throwing be from behind your shields, and your spear should follow them and what you have set up. That is how you should be doing lest heedlessness afflicts you, and do not get caught unprepared. There is no group protecting their soldiers with their spears and their shields, from a night or a day, except they would be as if they are in a fortress, and guard your soldiers by yourselves and beware of tasting sleep until you come to the morning, except by delusion of blinking. Then let that be your state and your view until you end up to your enemy. And let your news come to be, and a messenger from your direction, and there is nothing (to happen) except what Allah-azwj so Desires. I-asws am urgently travelling in your tracks, and upon you both is your war with the affection, and beware of the hastiness except if an opportunity enables you after the excusing and the (presenting) the arguments; and beware of fighting until I-asws arrive to you, except if you are begun with or my-asws instructions come to you, if Allah-azwj so Desires’’. [45]