Treatment Of The Prisoner Of War

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Feeding the prisoner and treating him well is an obligatory duty, even if you are to execute him the next day.

Imam Ali (AS) said to his sons, after Ibn Muljim struck him, ‘Imprison this captive and feed him, quench his thirst, and make his captivity endurable.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) 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.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said that Imam Ali (AS) used to feed those who were sentenced to life imprisonment using the money of the treasury.