[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 405 |
| In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 405 |
[Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim (on conditions of Al-Bukhari and Muslim for accepting Hadith)].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1874 |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 6 |
| Grade: | Hasan lighairihi, and its isnad is weak (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 81 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 77 |
| Grade: | Hasan because of corroborating evidence; this is a da'eef isnad] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 974 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 398 |
| لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2185 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 75 |
| مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2302 |
| In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 76 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 963 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 386 |
| لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 3849 |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 61 |
Suhaib reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) thus said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 3005 |
| In-book reference | : Book 55, Hadith 93 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 42, Hadith 7148 |
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| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 604 |
| In-book reference | : Book 31, Hadith 1 |
| English translation | : Book 31, Hadith 604 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3518 |
| In-book reference | : Book 27, Hadith 130 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3548 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3563 |
| In-book reference | : Book 28, Hadith 3 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 28, Hadith 3593 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3680 |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 24 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3680 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3657 |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 1 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3657 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 2862 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 110 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 24, Hadith 2862 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1606 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 174 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1606 |
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said on the day of Badr: He who does such-and-such, will have such-and such. The young men came forward and the old men remained standing near the banners, and they did not move from there. When Allah bestowed victory on them, the old men said: We were support for you. If you had been defeated, you would have returned to us. Do not take this booty alone and we remain (deprived of it). The young men refused (to give), and said: The Messenger of Allah (saws) has given it to us. Then Allah sent down: "They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war, Say: (Such) spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the Apostle......Just as they Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, even though a party among the believers disliked it." This proved good for them. Similarly obey me. I know the consequence of this better than you.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2737 |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 261 |
| English translation | : Book 14, Hadith 2731 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2649 |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 173 |
| English translation | : Book 14, Hadith 2643 |
'A'isha reported that (one day) there sat together eleven women making an explicit promise amongst themselves that they would conceal nothing about their spouses. The first one said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2448a |
| In-book reference | : Book 44, Hadith 135 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 31, Hadith 5998 |
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| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 16, Hadith 34 |
| English translation | : Book 16, Hadith 1513 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 16, Hadith 1470 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Said from Amr ibn Shuayb that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came back from Hunayn heading for al-Jiirrana, the people crowded around so much to question him that his she-camel backed into a tree, which became entangled in his cloak and pulled it off his back. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Return my cloak to me. Are you afraid that I will not distribute among you what Allah has given you as spoils. By He in whose hand my self is! Had Allah given you spoils equal to the number of acacia trees on the plain of Tihama, I would have distributed it among you. You will not find me to be miserly, cowardly, or a liar." Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got down and stood among the people, and said, "Hand over even the needle and thread, for stealing from the spoils is disgrace, fire, ignominy on the Day of Rising for people who do it." Then he took a bit of camel fluff or something from the ground and said, "By He in whose hand my self is! What Allah has made spoils for you is not mine - even the like of this! - except for the tax of one fifth, and the tax of one fifth is returned to you."
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 22 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 21, Hadith 983 |
Yahya related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam that his father said that he had heard Umar ibn al-Khattab say, "I once gave a noble horse to carry somebody in the way of Allah, and the man neglected it. I wished to buy it back from him and I thought that he would sell it cheaply. I asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about it and he said, 'Do not buy it, even if he gives it to you for one dirham, for someone who takes back his sadaqa is like a dog swallowing its own vomit.' "
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 17, Hadith 50 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 17, Hadith 626 |
Malik related to me from al-Walid ibn Abdullah ibn Sayyad that al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab al-Makhzumi informed him that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "What is backbiting?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "It is to mention about a man what he does not want to hear." He said, "Messenger of Allah! Even if it is true?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If you utter something false, then it is slander."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 56, Hadith 10 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 56, Hadith 10 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 56, Hadith 1823 |
"The Messenger of Allah (saws) prohibited sales of Al-Munabadhah and Al-Mulamasah."
He said: There are narrations on this topic from Abu Sa'eed and Ibn 'Umar.
[Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith is Abu Hurairah is a Hasan Sahih Hadith. And the meaning of (Munabadhah) in this Hadith is when it is said: "When I throw something to you then the sale between you and I is concluded." And Al-Mulamasah is that he says: "When you touch something then the sale is concluded." Even if he did not see it at all, like if it was inside of a bag or something else. There are merely sales practices of the people of Jahiliyyah so they were prohibited.
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1310 |
| In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 113 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1310 |
قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي آخِرِهَا " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ ...
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3504 |
| In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 135 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3504 |
| صَحِيحٌ (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1053 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 471 |
| ضَعِيفٌ (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 30, Hadith 149 |
| English translation | : Book 26, Hadith 0 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 30, Hadith 6134 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 624 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 358 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 624 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1752 |
| In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 115 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1752 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 2782 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 30 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 24, Hadith 2782 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1600 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 168 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1600 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1202 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 4 |
| English translation | : Book 49, Hadith 1202 |
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The night Allah's Apostle was taken for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al-Ka`ba: Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration was revealed to Him. One of them said, "Which of them is he?" The middle (second) angel said, "He is the best of them." The last (third) angle said, "Take the best of them." Only that much happened on that night and he did not see them till they came on another night, i.e. after The Divine Inspiration was revealed to him. (Fath-ul-Bari Page 258, Vol. 17) and he saw them, his eyes were asleep but his heart was not----and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while their hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam. From among them Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open (the part of his body) between his throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his chest and `Abdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He then ascended with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on one of its doors. The dwellers of the Heaven asked, 'Who is it?' He said, "Gabriel." They said, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They said, "Has he been called?" He said, "Yes" They said, "He is welcomed." So the dwellers of the Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know what Allah would do to the Prophet on earth unless Allah informed them. The Prophet met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates." Then Gabriel took him around that Heaven and behold, he saw another river at the bank of which there was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud like musk Adhfar. He asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "This is the Kauthar which your Lord has kept for you." Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the angels asked the same questions as those on the first Heaven, i.e., "Who is it?" Gabriel replied, "Gabriel". They asked, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They asked, "Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then they said, "He is welcomed.'' Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet to the third Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said. Then he ascended with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the fifth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven and they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same. On each Heaven there were prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don't remember, on the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to Allah), "O Lord! I thought that none would be raised up above me." But Gabriel ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that it was Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet. (Fate Al-Bari Page 263, 264, Vol. 17). Among the things which Allah revealed to him then, was: "Fifty prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night." Then the Prophet descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, "O Muhammad ! What did your Lord en join upon you?" The Prophet replied," He enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a day and a night." Moses said, "Your followers cannot do that; Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you and for them." So the Prophet turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult him about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying, "Yes, if you wish." So Gabriel ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his place, "O Lord, please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that." So Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he returned to Moses who stopped him again and kept on sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined prayers were reduced to only five prayers. Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been reduced to five and said, "O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to persuade my nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave it up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so return to your Lord so that He may lighten your burden." The Prophet turned towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of that. So he ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet said, "O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts, hearing and constitution, so lighten our burden." On that the Irresistible said, "O Muhammad!" the Prophet replied, "Labbaik and Sa`daik." Allah said, "The Word that comes from Me does not change, so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book." Allah added, "Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the Book (in reward) but you are to perform only five (in practice)." The Prophet returned to Moses who asked, "What have you done?" He said, "He has lightened our burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward." Moses said, "By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that, but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may lighten your burden further." Allah's Apostle said, "O Moses! By Allah, I feel shy of returning too many times to my Lord." On that Gabriel said, "Descend in Allah's Name." The Prophet then woke while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 7517 |
| In-book reference | : Book 97, Hadith 142 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 608 |
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| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 53, Hadith 9 |
| Arabic/English book reference | : Book 53, Hadith 1252 |
'Amr b. 'Abasa Sulami reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 832 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 358 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1812 |
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| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 18 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 18 |
| English translation | : Book 1, Hadith 18 |
'Abdullah b. Samit reported that Abu Dharr said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2473a |
| In-book reference | : Book 44, Hadith 189 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 31, Hadith 6046 |
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| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3870 |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 44 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 34, Hadith 3870 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3195 |
| In-book reference | : Book 27, Hadith 34 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3195 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3295 |
| In-book reference | : Book 29, Hadith 45 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 29, Hadith 3295 |
| Reference | : Hisn al-Muslim 254 |
Malik related to me that he had heard that a slave-girl came to Umar ibn al-Khattab (who had been beaten by her master with a red hot iron) and he set her free.
Malik said, "The generally agreed- on way of doing things among us is that a man is not permitted to be freed while he has a debt against him which exceeds his property. A boy is not allowed to be set free until he has reached puberty. The young person whose affairs are managed cannot set free in his property, even when he reaches puberty, until he manages his property."
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 38, Hadith 7 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 38, Hadith 1472 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2676 |
| In-book reference | : Book 41, Hadith 32 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2676 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3105 |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 157 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3105 |
[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1388 |
| In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 13 |
| Grade: | Lts isnad is Sahih] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 993 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 417 |
| صَحِيحٌ (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1766 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 238 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 616 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 50 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3180 |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 232 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3180 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Abu Sufyan narrated to me personally, saying, "I set out during the Truce that had been concluded between me and Allah's Apostle. While I was in Sham, a letter sent by the Prophet was brought to Heraclius. Dihya Al-Kalbi had brought and given it to the governor of Busra, and the latter forwarded it to Heraclius. Heraclius said, 'Is there anyone from the people of this man who claims to be a prophet?' The people replied, 'Yes.' So I along with some of Quraishi men were called and we entered upon Heraclius, and we were seated in front of him. Then he said, 'Who amongst you is the nearest relative to the man who claims to be a prophet?' So they made me sit in front of him and made my companions sit behind me. Then he called upon his translator and said (to him). 'Tell them ( i.e. Abu Sufyan's companions) that I am going to ask him (i.e. Abu Sufyan) regarding that man who claims to be a prophet. So, if he tell me a lie, they should contradict him (instantly).' By Allah, had I not been afraid that my companions would consider me a liar, I would have told lies. Heraclius then said to his translator, 'Ask him: What is his (i.e. the Prophet's) family status amongst you? I said, 'He belongs to a noble family amongst us." Heraclius said, 'Was any of his ancestors a king?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you ever accuse him of telling lies before his saying what he has said?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Do the nobles follow him or the poor people?' I said, 'It is the poor who followed him.' He said, 'Is the number of his follower increasing or decreasing?' I said, 'The are increasing.' He said, 'Does anyone renounce his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you fight with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'How was your fighting with him?' I said, 'The fighting between us was undecided and victory was shared by him and us by turns. He inflicts casualties upon us and we inflict casualties upon him.' He said, 'Did he ever betray?' I said, 'No, but now we are away from him in this truce and we do not know what he will do in it" Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I was not able to insert in my speech a word (against him) except that. Heraclius said, 'Did anybody else (amongst you) ever claimed the same (i.e. Islam) before him? I said, 'No.' Then Heraclius told his translator to tell me (i.e. Abu Sufyan), 'I asked you about his family status amongst you, and you told me that he comes from a noble family amongst you Verily, all Apostles come from the noblest family among their people. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a king, and you denied that. Thereupon I thought that had one of his fore-fathers been a king, I would have said that he (i.e. Muhammad) was seeking to rule the kingdom of his fore-fathers. Then I asked you regarding his followers, whether they were the noble or the poor among the people, and you said that they were only the poor (who follow him). In fact, such are the followers of the Apostles. Then I asked you whether you have ever accused him of telling lies before saying what he said, and your reply was in the negative. Therefore, I took for granted that a man who did not tell a lie about others, could ever tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether anyone of his followers had renounced his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it, and you denied that. And such is Faith when it mixes with the cheerfulness of the hearts. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You claimed that they were increasing. That is the way of true faith till it is complete. Then I asked you whether you had ever fought with him, and you claimed that you had fought with him and the battle between you and him was undecided and the victory was shared by you and him in turns; he inflicted casual ties upon you and you inflicted casualties upon them. Such is the case with the Apostles; they are out to test and the final victory is for them. Then I asked you whether he had ever betrayed; you claimed that he had never betrayed. I need, Apostles never betray. Then I asked you whether anyone had said this statement before him; and you denied that. Thereupon I thought if somebody had said that statement before him, then I would have said that he was but a man copying some sayings said before him." Abu Safyan said, "Heraclius then asked me, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He orders us (to offer) prayers and (to pay) Zakat and to keep good relationship with the Kith and kin and to be chaste.' Then Heraclius said, 'If whatever you have said, is true, he is really a prophet, and I knew that he ( i.e. the Prophet ) was going to appear, but I never thought that he would be from amongst you. If I were certain that I can reach him, I would like to meet him and if I were with him, I would wash his feet; and his kingdom will expand (surely to what is under my feet.' Then Heraclius asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle and read it wherein was written: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. This letter is) from Muhammad, Apostle of Allah, to Heraclius, the sovereign of Byzantine........ Peace be upon him who follows the Right Path. Now then, I call you to embrace Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be saved (from Allah's Punishment); embrace Islam, and Allah will give you a double reward, but if you reject this, you will be responsible for the sins of the tillers (i.e. the people of your kingdom) and (Allah's Statement):--"O the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship None but Allah....bear witness that we are Muslims.' (3.64) When he finished reading the letter, voices grew louder near him and there was a great hue and cry, and we were ordered to go out." Abu Sufyan added, "While coming out, I said to my companions, 'The situation of Ibn Abu Kabsha (i.e. Muhammad) has become strong; even the king of Banu Al14 Asfar is afraid of him.' So I continued to believe that Allah's Apostle would be victorious, till Allah made me embrace Islam." Az-Zuhri said, "Heraclius then invited all the chiefs of the Byzantines and had them assembled in his house and said, 'O group of Byzantines! Do you wish to have a permanent success and guidance and that your kingdom should remain with you?' (Immediately after hearing that), they rushed towards the gate like onagers, but they found them closed. Heraclius then said, 'Bring them back to me.' So he called them and said, 'I just wanted to test the strength of your adherence to your religion. Now I have observed of you that which I like.' Then the people fell in prostration before him and became pleased with him." (See Hadith No. 6,Vol 1)
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4553 |
| In-book reference | : Book 65, Hadith 75 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 75 |
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