Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to a prisoner: "I will not kill you with patience (i.e., by torturing you), I fear Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. Have you given information about the pledge (bay'ah)?" The prisoner said: "Yes." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the one who brought the prisoner: "He has given you his weapon."