The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 35.2.7

35.2.7

Rai Dahar now called Muhammad Haris Alafi and thus spoke to him: "O Muhammad Alafi, we patronised you (to secure your help) in an emergency like this. As on every previous occasion you were put in charge of the van, I specially appoint you to the same post on this occasion also, because you are acquainted with the ways of the Arab army and it is advisable that you should go with my forces in advance." Alafi said: "O king, as we are indebted to you for many an act of kindness, we are bound to give you good counsel. But we are Mussalmans and will not draw our swords against, and fight with, the army of Islam. If, thus fighting, we are killed by the Mussalmans, we die the death of polluted wretches; and if we kill them, we become responsible for their murder and our punishment will be the fire of hell. But since we are under obligations to you for your kindness and patronage, and (we see that) there is no one to advise you, we should like to advise you. But if we do so this Arab army will never forgive us. So be kind enough to permit me to depart quietly."