5237 - وَ رُفِعَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَمْسَكَ رَجُلاً وَ أَقْبَلَ اَلْآخَرُ فَقَتَلَهُ وَ اَلْآخَرُ يَرَاهُمْ فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي صَاحِبِ اَلرُّؤْيَةِ أَنْ تُسْمَلَ عَيْنَاهُ وَ قَضَى فِي اَلَّذِي أَمْسَكَ أَنْ يُسْجَنَ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ كَمَا أَمْسَكَهُ وَ قَضَى فِي اَلَّذِي قَتَلَ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ".
Hadith.5237 - It was reported to the Commander of the Faithful 
about three men: one of them restrained a man, another approached and killed him, and the third stood by watching them.
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib ruled that the one who merely watched should have his eyes gouged out. Imam ruled that the one who restrained the victim should be imprisoned until he dies, just as he held the victim until death. As for the one who committed the murder, Imam ruled that he should be executed.
