Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing

The Book of Prostration During Recital of Quran in Sahih AlBukhari Key Points

1. Narrated Abdullah Bin Abbas Allah Messenger ﷺ wrote to Caesar and invited him to Islam and sent him his letter with Dihya AlKalbi whom Allah Messenger ﷺ ordered to hand it over to the Governor of Busra who would forward it to Caesar . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-293 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
2. When I asked you whether he was ever blamed for telling lies your reply was in the negative so I took it for granted that a person who did not tell a lie about others the people could never tell a lie about Allah . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
3. Your reply was in the negative and if it had been in the affirmative I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
4. When I asked you whether you fought with him and he fought with you you replied that he did and that sometimes he was victorious and sometimes you . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
5. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah alone and not to worship others along with Him to leave all that your fore fathers used to worship to offer prayers to speak the truth to be chaste to keep promises and to return what is entrusted to you . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
6. None but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him and that none of us shall take others as Lords besides Allah . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
7. Abu Sufyan added When Heraclius had finished his speech there was a great hue and cry caused by the Byzantine Royalties surrounding him and there was so much noise that I did not understand what they said . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
8. He called for his translator who translating Heraclius question said to them Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet Abu Sufyan replied I am the nearest relative to him amongst the group . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
9. Abu Sufyan added Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man The Prophet and that if I told a lie they my companions should contradict me . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
10. Your reply was in the negative and if it had been in the affirmative I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
11. If what you have said is true he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it from the scriptures that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from you and if I could reach him definitely I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him I would certainly wash his feet . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
12. Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra who forwarded it to Heraclius to read . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
13. The contents of the letter were as follows In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful This letter is from Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
14. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam he ordered that they should be brought back in audience . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
15. Narrated Abdullah Bin Amr A man asked the Prophet ﷺ What sort of deeds or what qualities of Islam are good The Prophet ﷺ replied To feed the poor and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know See Hadith No . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
16. Heraclius said Is there anyone from the people of this man who claims to be a prophet The people replied Yes . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
17. 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 . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
18. 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 . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
19. 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 . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
20. Embrace Islam and you will be saved from Allah Punishment embrace Islam and Allah will give you a double reward but if you reject this you will be responsible for the sins of all the people of your kingdom Allah 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 . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
21. AlZuhri 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 . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
22. The letter was brought by Dihya Kalbi who delivered it to the governor of Busra The governor passed it on to Hiraql On receiving the letter he said Is there anyone from the people of this man who thinks that he is a prophet . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
23. He asked How did you fare in that war I said The war between us and him has been wavering like a bucket up at one turn and down at the other i . SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing
24. I asked you whether you had been at war with him and you replied that you had been and that the victory between you and him had been shared by turns sometimes he suffering loss at your hand and sometimes you suffering lost at his . SahihMuslim-017-001-18071 Category:The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing

Most Postive Sentiment Hadith in The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing

Positive Sentiment may indicate a Permissible, Encouraged Actions or Sunnah

1. Narrated Abdullah Bin Abbas: Abu Sufyan Bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham Syria; Palestine; Lebanon and Jordan ; at the time when Allah Messenger ﷺ had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya Jerusalem. Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who; translating Heraclius question said to them; Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet? Abu Sufyan replied; I am the nearest relative to him amongst the group. Heraclius said; Bring him Abu Sufyan close to me and make his companions stand behind him. Abu Sufyan added; Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man The Prophet and that if I told a lie they my companions should contradict me. Abu Sufyan added; By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar; I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about him was: What is his family status amongst you? I replied; He belongs to a good noble family amongst us. Heraclius further asked; Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same i.e. to be a Prophet before him? I replied; No. He said; Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king? I replied; No. Heraclius asked; Do the nobles or the poor follow him? I replied; It is the poor who follow him. He said; Are his followers increasing decreasing day by day ? I replied; They are increasing. He then asked; Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion afterwards? I replied; No. Heraclius said; Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim to be a Prophet ? I replied; No. Heraclius said; Does he break his promises? I replied; No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it. I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that. Heraclius asked; Have you ever had a war with him? I replied; Yes. Then he said; What was the outcome of the battles? I replied; Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we. Heraclius said; What does he order you to do? I said; He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him; and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray; to speak the truth; to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin. Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following; I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing; your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man was following the previous man statement. Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative; and if it had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said; and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I; then asked you whether the rich people followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing; and in fact this is the way of true faith; till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody; who; after embracing his religion; became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative; and in fact this is the sign of true faith; when its delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray; to speak the truth and to be chaste. If what you have said is true; he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it from the scriptures that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from you; and if I could reach him definitely; I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him; I would certainly wash his feet. Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra; who forwarded it to Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows: In the name of Allah the Beneficent; the Merciful This letter is from Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. ﷺ ; who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam; and if you become a Muslim you will be safe; and Allah will double your reward; and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin by misguiding your Arisiyin peasants. And I recite to you Allah Statement: O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then; if they turn away; say: Bear witness that we are Muslims those who have surrendered to Allah. 3:64. Abu Sufyan then added; When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter; there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn Abi Kabsha the Prophet ﷺ Muhammad has become so prominent that even the King of Bani AlAsfar Byzantine is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he the Prophet would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam i.e. Allah guided me to it. The sub narrator adds; Ibn AlNatur was the Governor of llya Jerusalem and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn AlNatur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya Jerusalem ; he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied; At night when I looked at the stars; I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision had appeared become the conqueror. Who are they who practice circumcision? The people replied; Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision; so you should not be afraid of them Jews. Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country. While they were discussing it; a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah Messenger ﷺ to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the news; he Heraclius ordered the people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people; after seeing him; told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied; Arabs also practice circumcision. After hearing that Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. a town in Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet ﷺ and the fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled; he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said; O Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet i.e. embrace Islam. On hearing the views of Heraclius the people ran towards the gates of the palace like onagers but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam; he ordered that they should be brought back in audience. When they returned he said; What already said was just to test the strength of your conviction and I have seen it. The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him; and this was the end of Heraclius story in connection with his faith. SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063
2. It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas who learnt the tradition personally from Abu Safyan. The latter said: I went out on a mercantile venture during the period of truce between me and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. While I was in Syria; the letter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was handed over to Hiraql Ceasar ; the Emperor of Rome who was on a visit to Jerusalem at that time. The letter was brought by Dihya Kalbi who delivered it to the governor of Busra The governor passed it on to Hiraql; On receiving the letter ; he said: Is there anyone from the people of this man who thinks that he is a prophet. People said: Yes. So; I was called along with a few others from the Quraish. We were admitted to Hiraql and he seated usbefore him. He asked: Which of you has closer kinship with the man who thinks that he is a prophet? Abu Sufyan said: I. So they seated me in front of him and stated my companions behind me. Then; he called his interpreter and said to him: Tell them that I am going to ask this fellow i. e. Abu Sufyan about the man who thinks that he is a prophet. It he tells me a lie; then refute him. Abu Sufyan told the narrator : By God; if there was not the fear that falsehood would be imputed to me I would have lied. Then Hiraqi said to his interpreter: Inquire from him about his ancestry; I said: He is of good ancestry among us. He asked: Has there been a king among his ancestors? I said: No. He asked: Did you accuse him of falsehood before he proclaimed his prophethood? I said: No. He asked: Who are his follower people of high status or low status? I said: They are of low status. He asked: Are they increasing in number or decreasing? I said. No. they are rather increasing. He asked: Does anyone give up his religion; being dissatisfied with it; after having embraced it? I said: No. He asked: Have you been at war with him? I said: Yes. He asked: How did you fare in that war? I said: The war between us and him has been wavering like a bucket; up at one turn and down at the other i. e. the victory has been shared between us and him by turns. Sometimes he suffered loss at our hands and sometimes we suffered loss at his hand. He asked: Has he ever violated his covenant? I said: No. but we have recently concluded a peace treaty with him for a petiod and we do not know what he is going to do about it. Abu Sufyin said on oath that he could not interpolate in this dialogue anything from himself more than these words He asked: Did anyone make the proclamation Of prophethood before him? I said: No. He now said to his interpreter: Tell him; I asked him about his ancestry and he had replied that he had the best ancestry. This is the case with Prophets; they are the descendants of the noblest among their people Addressing Abu Sufyan ; he continued: I asked you if there had been a king among his ancestors. You said that there had been none. If there had been a king among his ancestors; I would have said that he was a man demanding his ancestral kingdom. I asked you about his followers whether they were people of high or low status; and you said that they were of rather low status. Such are the followers of the Prophets. I asked you whether you used to accuse him of falsehood before he proclaimed his prophethood; and you said that you did not. So I have understood that when he did not allow himself to tell a lie about the poeple; he would never go to the length of forging a falsehood about Allah. I asked you whether anyone renounced his religion being dissatisfied with it after he had embraced it; and you replied in the negative. Faith is like this when it enters the depth of the heart it perpetuates them. I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You said they were increasing. Faith is like this until it reaches its consummation. I asked you whether you had been at war with him; and you replied that you had been and that the victory between you and him had been shared by turns; sometimes he suffering loss at your hand and sometimes you suffering lost at his. This is how the Prophets are tried before the final victory its theirs. I asked you whether he ever violated his covenant; and you said that he did not. This is how the Prophets behave. They never violate their covenants. I asked you whether anyone before him had proclaimed the same thing; and you replied in the negative. I said: If anyone had made the same proclamation before; I would have thought that he was a man following what had been proclaimed before. Then he asked: What does he enjoin upon you? I said: He exhorts us to offer Prayer; to pay Zakat; to show due regard to kinship and to practise chastity. He said: It what you have told about him is true; he is certainly a Prophet. I knew that he was to appear but I did not think that he would be from among you. If I knew that I would be able to reach him. I would love to meet him; and it I had been with him. I would have washed his feet out of reverence. His dominion would certainly extend to this place which is under my feet. Then he called for the letter of the Messenger of Allah may pface be upon him and read it. The letter ran as follows: In the name of Allah; Most Gracious and Most Merciful. From Muhammad; the Messenger of Allah; to Hiraql; the Emperor of the Romans. ﷺ who follows the guidance. After this; I extend to you the invitation to accept Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be safe. Accept Islam; God will give you double the reward. And if you turn away; upon you will be the sin of your subjects. O People of the Book; come to the word that is common between us that we should worship none other than Allah; should not ascribe any partner to Him and some of us should not take their fellows as Lords other than Allah. If they turn away; you should say that we testify to our being Muslims [iii. 64]. When he hid finished the reading of the letter; noise and confused clamour was raise around him; and he ordered us to leave. Accordingly; we left. Addressing my companions while we were coming out of the place. I said: Ibn Abu Kabsha referring sarcastically to the Holy Prophet has come to wield a great power. Lo! even the king of the Romans is afraid of him. I continued to believe that the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would triumph until God imbued me with the spirit of Islam. SahihMuslim-017-001-18071
3. Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah Messenger ﷺ said; Every child is born with a true faith of Islam i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone but his parents convert him to Judaism; Christianity or Magainism; as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated? Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: The pure Allah Islamic nature true faith of Islam i.e. worshipping none but Allah with which He has created human beings. No change let there be in the religion of Allah i.e. joining none in worship with Allah. That is the straight religion Islam but most of men know; not. 30.30 SahihAlBukhari-017-001-293
4. It is narrated on the authority of Sufyan Bin Abdulla AlThaqafi that he said: I asked the Messenger of Allah to tell me about Islam a thing which might dispense with the necessity of my asking anybody after you. In the hadith of Abu Usama the words are: other than you. He the Holy Prophet remarked: Say I affirm my faith in Allah and then remain steadfast to it. SahihMuslim-017-001-18448
5. Narrated Abdullah Bin Abbas: Allah Messenger ﷺ wrote to Caesar and invited him to Islam and sent him his letter with Dihya AlKalbi whom Allah Messenger ﷺ ordered to hand it over to the Governor of Busra who would forward it to Caesar. Caesar as a sign of gratitude to Allah; had walked from Hims to Ilya i.e. Jerusalem when Allah had granted Him victory over the Persian forces. So; when the letter of Allah Messenger ﷺ reached Caesar; he said after reading it; Seek for me any one of his people! Arabs of Quraish tribe if present here; in order to ask him about Allah Messenger ﷺ. At that time Abu Sufyan Bin Harb was in Sham with some men frown Quraish who had come to Sham as merchants during the truce that had been concluded between Allah Messenger ﷺ ; and the infidels of Quraish. Abu Sufyan said; Caesar messenger found us somewhere in Sham so he took me and my companions to Ilya and we were admitted into Ceasar court to find him sitting in his royal court wearing a crown and surrounded by the senior dignitaries of the Byzantine. He said to his translator. Ask them who amongst them is a close relation to the man who claims to be a prophet. Abu Sufyan added; I replied; I am the nearest relative to him. He asked; What degree of relationship do you have with him? I replied; He is my cousin; and there was none of Bani Abu Manaf in the caravan except myself. Caesar said; Let him come nearer. He then ordered that my companions stand behind me near my shoulder and said to his translator; Tell his companions that I am going to ask this man about the man who claims to be a prophet. If he tells a lie; they should contradict him immediately. Abu Sufyan added; By Allah! Had it not been shameful that my companions label me a liar; I would not have spoken the truth about him when he asked me. But I considered it shameful to be called a liar by my companions. So I told the truth. He then said to his translator; Ask him what kind of family does he belong to. I replied; He belongs to a noble family amongst us. He said; Have anybody else amongst you ever claimed the same before him? I replied; No. He said; Had you ever blamed him for telling lies before he claimed what he claimed? I replied; No. He said; Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king? I replied; No. He said; Do the noble or the poor follow him? I replied; It is the poor who follow him. He said; Are they increasing or decreasing day by day ? I replied; They are increasing. He said; Does anybody amongst those who embrace his the Prophets Religion become displeased and then discard his Religion?. I replied; No. He said; Does he break his promises? I replied; No; but we are now at truce with him and we are afraid that he may betray us. Abu Sufyan added; Other than the last sentence; I could not say anything against him. Caesar then asked; Have you ever had a war with him? I replied; Yes. He said; What was the outcome of your battles with him? I replied; The result was unstable; sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we. He said; What does he order you to do? I said; He tells us to worship Allah alone; and not to worship others along with Him; and to leave all that our fore-fathers used to worship. He orders us to pray; give in charity; be chaste; keep promises and return what is entrusted to us. When I had said that; Caesar said to his translator; Say to him: I ask you about his lineage and your reply was that he belonged to a noble family. In fact; all the apostles came from the noblest lineage of their nations. Then I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you had claimed such a thing; and your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man was following a claim that had been said before him. When I asked you whether he was ever blamed for telling lies; your reply was in the negative; so I took it for granted that a person who did not tell a lie about others the people could never tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative; and if it had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. When I asked you whether the rich or the poor people followed him; you replied that it was the poor who followed him. In fact; such are the followers of the apostles. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. In fact; this is the result of true faith till it is complete in all respects. I asked you whether there was anybody who; after embracing his religion; became displeased and discarded his religion; your reply was in the negative. In fact; this is the sign of true faith; for when its cheerfulness enters and mixes in the hearts completely; nobody will be displeased with it. I asked you whether he had ever broken his promise. You replied in the negative. And such are the apostles; they never break their promises. When I asked you whether you fought with him and he fought with you; you replied that he did; and that sometimes he was victorious and sometimes you. Indeed; such are the apostles; they are put to trials and the final victory is always theirs. Then I asked you what he ordered you. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah alone and not to worship others along with Him; to leave all that your fore-fathers used to worship; to offer prayers; to speak the truth; to be chaste; to keep promises; and to return what is entrusted to you. These are really the qualities of a prophet who; I knew from the previous Scriptures would appear; but I did not know that he would be from amongst you. If what you say should be true; he will very soon occupy the earth under my feet; and if I knew that I would reach him definitely; I would go immediately to meet Him; and were I with him; then I would certainly wash his feet. Abu Sufyan added; Caesar then asked for the letter of Allah Messenger ﷺ and it was read. Its contents were: In the name of Allah; the most Beneficent; the most Merciful This letter is from Muhammad; the slave of Allah; and His Apostle; to Heraculius; the Ruler of the Byzantine. Peace be upon the followers of guidance. Now then; I invite you to Islam i.e. surrender to Allah ; embrace Islam and you will be safe; embrace Islam and Allah will bestow on you a double reward. But if you reject this invitation of Islam; you shall be responsible for misguiding the peasants i.e. your nation. O people of the Scriptures! Come to a word common to you and us and you; that we worship. None but Allah; and that we associate nothing in worship with Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords besides Allah. Then if they turn away; say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered unto Him.. 3.64 Abu Sufyan added; When Heraclius had finished his speech; there was a great hue and cry caused by the Byzantine Royalties surrounding him; and there was so much noise that I did not understand what they said. So; we were turned out of the court. When I went out with my companions and we were alone; I said to them; Verily; Ibn Abi Kabsha i.e. the Prophets affair has gained power. This is the King of Bani AlAsfar fearing him. Abu Sufyan added; By Allah; I remained low and was sure that his religion would be victorious till Allah converted me to Islam; though I disliked it. SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610
6. Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ wrote a letter to Heraclius: From Muhammad; the Messenger of Allah; to Hiraql Heraclius ; Chief of the Byzantines. Peace be to those who follow the guidance. Ibn Yahya reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas that Abu Sufyan said to him: We then came to see Hiraql Heraclius who seated us before him. He then called for the letter from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Its contents were: In the name of Allah; the Compassionate; the Merciful; from Muhammad the Messenger of Allah; to Hiraql; chief of Byzantines. Peace be to those who follow the guidance. To proceed. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27079

Most Negative Sentiment Hadith in The Chapter on Pre-Islam And Heracluis in HodHood Indexing

Negative Sentiment may indicate a Forbidden, Disliked, or Discouraged Actions

1. Narrated Ibn Abbas: Abu Sufyan narrated to me personally; saying; I set out during the Truce that had been concluded between me and Allah Messenger ﷺ. While I was in Sham; a letter sent by the Prophet ﷺ was brought to Heraclius. Dihya AlKalbi 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 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 Prophets 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 ﷺ 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 Messenger ﷺ 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........ ﷺ who follows the Right Path. Now then; I call you to embrace Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be saved from Allah Punishment ; embrace Islam; and Allah will give you a double reward; but if you reject this; you will be responsible for the sins of all the people of your kingdom Allah 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 Messenger ﷺ would be victorious; till Allah made me embrace Islam. AlZuhri 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 SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6867
2. Narrated Abdullah Bin Abbas: Abu Sufyan Bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham Syria; Palestine; Lebanon and Jordan ; at the time when Allah Messenger ﷺ had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya Jerusalem. Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who; translating Heraclius question said to them; Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet? Abu Sufyan replied; I am the nearest relative to him amongst the group. Heraclius said; Bring him Abu Sufyan close to me and make his companions stand behind him. Abu Sufyan added; Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man The Prophet and that if I told a lie they my companions should contradict me. Abu Sufyan added; By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar; I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about him was: What is his family status amongst you? I replied; He belongs to a good noble family amongst us. Heraclius further asked; Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same i.e. to be a Prophet before him? I replied; No. He said; Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king? I replied; No. Heraclius asked; Do the nobles or the poor follow him? I replied; It is the poor who follow him. He said; Are his followers increasing decreasing day by day ? I replied; They are increasing. He then asked; Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion afterwards? I replied; No. Heraclius said; Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim to be a Prophet ? I replied; No. Heraclius said; Does he break his promises? I replied; No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it. I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that. Heraclius asked; Have you ever had a war with him? I replied; Yes. Then he said; What was the outcome of the battles? I replied; Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we. Heraclius said; What does he order you to do? I said; He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him; and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray; to speak the truth; to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin. Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following; I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing; your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man was following the previous man statement. Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative; and if it had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said; and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I; then asked you whether the rich people followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing; and in fact this is the way of true faith; till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody; who; after embracing his religion; became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative; and in fact this is the sign of true faith; when its delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray; to speak the truth and to be chaste. If what you have said is true; he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it from the scriptures that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from you; and if I could reach him definitely; I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him; I would certainly wash his feet. Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra; who forwarded it to Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows: In the name of Allah the Beneficent; the Merciful This letter is from Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. ﷺ ; who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam; and if you become a Muslim you will be safe; and Allah will double your reward; and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin by misguiding your Arisiyin peasants. And I recite to you Allah Statement: O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then; if they turn away; say: Bear witness that we are Muslims those who have surrendered to Allah. 3:64. Abu Sufyan then added; When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter; there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn Abi Kabsha the Prophet ﷺ Muhammad has become so prominent that even the King of Bani AlAsfar Byzantine is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he the Prophet would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam i.e. Allah guided me to it. The sub narrator adds; Ibn AlNatur was the Governor of llya Jerusalem and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn AlNatur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya Jerusalem ; he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied; At night when I looked at the stars; I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision had appeared become the conqueror. Who are they who practice circumcision? The people replied; Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision; so you should not be afraid of them Jews. Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country. While they were discussing it; a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah Messenger ﷺ to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the news; he Heraclius ordered the people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people; after seeing him; told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied; Arabs also practice circumcision. After hearing that Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. a town in Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet ﷺ and the fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled; he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said; O Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet i.e. embrace Islam. On hearing the views of Heraclius the people ran towards the gates of the palace like onagers but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam; he ordered that they should be brought back in audience. When they returned he said; What already said was just to test the strength of your conviction and I have seen it. The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him; and this was the end of Heraclius story in connection with his faith. SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6063
3. Narrated Abdullah Bin Amr: A man asked the Prophet ﷺ ; What sort of deeds or what qualities of Islam are good? The Prophet ﷺ replied; To feed the poor and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know See Hadith No. 27. SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6068
4. It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas who learnt the tradition personally from Abu Safyan. The latter said: I went out on a mercantile venture during the period of truce between me and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. While I was in Syria; the letter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was handed over to Hiraql Ceasar ; the Emperor of Rome who was on a visit to Jerusalem at that time. The letter was brought by Dihya Kalbi who delivered it to the governor of Busra The governor passed it on to Hiraql; On receiving the letter ; he said: Is there anyone from the people of this man who thinks that he is a prophet. People said: Yes. So; I was called along with a few others from the Quraish. We were admitted to Hiraql and he seated usbefore him. He asked: Which of you has closer kinship with the man who thinks that he is a prophet? Abu Sufyan said: I. So they seated me in front of him and stated my companions behind me. Then; he called his interpreter and said to him: Tell them that I am going to ask this fellow i. e. Abu Sufyan about the man who thinks that he is a prophet. It he tells me a lie; then refute him. Abu Sufyan told the narrator : By God; if there was not the fear that falsehood would be imputed to me I would have lied. Then Hiraqi said to his interpreter: Inquire from him about his ancestry; I said: He is of good ancestry among us. He asked: Has there been a king among his ancestors? I said: No. He asked: Did you accuse him of falsehood before he proclaimed his prophethood? I said: No. He asked: Who are his follower people of high status or low status? I said: They are of low status. He asked: Are they increasing in number or decreasing? I said. No. they are rather increasing. He asked: Does anyone give up his religion; being dissatisfied with it; after having embraced it? I said: No. He asked: Have you been at war with him? I said: Yes. He asked: How did you fare in that war? I said: The war between us and him has been wavering like a bucket; up at one turn and down at the other i. e. the victory has been shared between us and him by turns. Sometimes he suffered loss at our hands and sometimes we suffered loss at his hand. He asked: Has he ever violated his covenant? I said: No. but we have recently concluded a peace treaty with him for a petiod and we do not know what he is going to do about it. Abu Sufyin said on oath that he could not interpolate in this dialogue anything from himself more than these words He asked: Did anyone make the proclamation Of prophethood before him? I said: No. He now said to his interpreter: Tell him; I asked him about his ancestry and he had replied that he had the best ancestry. This is the case with Prophets; they are the descendants of the noblest among their people Addressing Abu Sufyan ; he continued: I asked you if there had been a king among his ancestors. You said that there had been none. If there had been a king among his ancestors; I would have said that he was a man demanding his ancestral kingdom. I asked you about his followers whether they were people of high or low status; and you said that they were of rather low status. Such are the followers of the Prophets. I asked you whether you used to accuse him of falsehood before he proclaimed his prophethood; and you said that you did not. So I have understood that when he did not allow himself to tell a lie about the poeple; he would never go to the length of forging a falsehood about Allah. I asked you whether anyone renounced his religion being dissatisfied with it after he had embraced it; and you replied in the negative. Faith is like this when it enters the depth of the heart it perpetuates them. I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You said they were increasing. Faith is like this until it reaches its consummation. I asked you whether you had been at war with him; and you replied that you had been and that the victory between you and him had been shared by turns; sometimes he suffering loss at your hand and sometimes you suffering lost at his. This is how the Prophets are tried before the final victory its theirs. I asked you whether he ever violated his covenant; and you said that he did not. This is how the Prophets behave. They never violate their covenants. I asked you whether anyone before him had proclaimed the same thing; and you replied in the negative. I said: If anyone had made the same proclamation before; I would have thought that he was a man following what had been proclaimed before. Then he asked: What does he enjoin upon you? I said: He exhorts us to offer Prayer; to pay Zakat; to show due regard to kinship and to practise chastity. He said: It what you have told about him is true; he is certainly a Prophet. I knew that he was to appear but I did not think that he would be from among you. If I knew that I would be able to reach him. I would love to meet him; and it I had been with him. I would have washed his feet out of reverence. His dominion would certainly extend to this place which is under my feet. Then he called for the letter of the Messenger of Allah may pface be upon him and read it. The letter ran as follows: In the name of Allah; Most Gracious and Most Merciful. From Muhammad; the Messenger of Allah; to Hiraql; the Emperor of the Romans. ﷺ who follows the guidance. After this; I extend to you the invitation to accept Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be safe. Accept Islam; God will give you double the reward. And if you turn away; upon you will be the sin of your subjects. O People of the Book; come to the word that is common between us that we should worship none other than Allah; should not ascribe any partner to Him and some of us should not take their fellows as Lords other than Allah. If they turn away; you should say that we testify to our being Muslims [iii. 64]. When he hid finished the reading of the letter; noise and confused clamour was raise around him; and he ordered us to leave. Accordingly; we left. Addressing my companions while we were coming out of the place. I said: Ibn Abu Kabsha referring sarcastically to the Holy Prophet has come to wield a great power. Lo! even the king of the Romans is afraid of him. I continued to believe that the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would triumph until God imbued me with the spirit of Islam. SahihMuslim-017-001-18071
5. Narrated Abdullah Bin Abbas: Allah Messenger ﷺ wrote to Caesar and invited him to Islam and sent him his letter with Dihya AlKalbi whom Allah Messenger ﷺ ordered to hand it over to the Governor of Busra who would forward it to Caesar. Caesar as a sign of gratitude to Allah; had walked from Hims to Ilya i.e. Jerusalem when Allah had granted Him victory over the Persian forces. So; when the letter of Allah Messenger ﷺ reached Caesar; he said after reading it; Seek for me any one of his people! Arabs of Quraish tribe if present here; in order to ask him about Allah Messenger ﷺ. At that time Abu Sufyan Bin Harb was in Sham with some men frown Quraish who had come to Sham as merchants during the truce that had been concluded between Allah Messenger ﷺ ; and the infidels of Quraish. Abu Sufyan said; Caesar messenger found us somewhere in Sham so he took me and my companions to Ilya and we were admitted into Ceasar court to find him sitting in his royal court wearing a crown and surrounded by the senior dignitaries of the Byzantine. He said to his translator. Ask them who amongst them is a close relation to the man who claims to be a prophet. Abu Sufyan added; I replied; I am the nearest relative to him. He asked; What degree of relationship do you have with him? I replied; He is my cousin; and there was none of Bani Abu Manaf in the caravan except myself. Caesar said; Let him come nearer. He then ordered that my companions stand behind me near my shoulder and said to his translator; Tell his companions that I am going to ask this man about the man who claims to be a prophet. If he tells a lie; they should contradict him immediately. Abu Sufyan added; By Allah! Had it not been shameful that my companions label me a liar; I would not have spoken the truth about him when he asked me. But I considered it shameful to be called a liar by my companions. So I told the truth. He then said to his translator; Ask him what kind of family does he belong to. I replied; He belongs to a noble family amongst us. He said; Have anybody else amongst you ever claimed the same before him? I replied; No. He said; Had you ever blamed him for telling lies before he claimed what he claimed? I replied; No. He said; Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king? I replied; No. He said; Do the noble or the poor follow him? I replied; It is the poor who follow him. He said; Are they increasing or decreasing day by day ? I replied; They are increasing. He said; Does anybody amongst those who embrace his the Prophets Religion become displeased and then discard his Religion?. I replied; No. He said; Does he break his promises? I replied; No; but we are now at truce with him and we are afraid that he may betray us. Abu Sufyan added; Other than the last sentence; I could not say anything against him. Caesar then asked; Have you ever had a war with him? I replied; Yes. He said; What was the outcome of your battles with him? I replied; The result was unstable; sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we. He said; What does he order you to do? I said; He tells us to worship Allah alone; and not to worship others along with Him; and to leave all that our fore-fathers used to worship. He orders us to pray; give in charity; be chaste; keep promises and return what is entrusted to us. When I had said that; Caesar said to his translator; Say to him: I ask you about his lineage and your reply was that he belonged to a noble family. In fact; all the apostles came from the noblest lineage of their nations. Then I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you had claimed such a thing; and your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man was following a claim that had been said before him. When I asked you whether he was ever blamed for telling lies; your reply was in the negative; so I took it for granted that a person who did not tell a lie about others the people could never tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative; and if it had been in the affirmative; I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. When I asked you whether the rich or the poor people followed him; you replied that it was the poor who followed him. In fact; such are the followers of the apostles. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. In fact; this is the result of true faith till it is complete in all respects. I asked you whether there was anybody who; after embracing his religion; became displeased and discarded his religion; your reply was in the negative. In fact; this is the sign of true faith; for when its cheerfulness enters and mixes in the hearts completely; nobody will be displeased with it. I asked you whether he had ever broken his promise. You replied in the negative. And such are the apostles; they never break their promises. When I asked you whether you fought with him and he fought with you; you replied that he did; and that sometimes he was victorious and sometimes you. Indeed; such are the apostles; they are put to trials and the final victory is always theirs. Then I asked you what he ordered you. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah alone and not to worship others along with Him; to leave all that your fore-fathers used to worship; to offer prayers; to speak the truth; to be chaste; to keep promises; and to return what is entrusted to you. These are really the qualities of a prophet who; I knew from the previous Scriptures would appear; but I did not know that he would be from amongst you. If what you say should be true; he will very soon occupy the earth under my feet; and if I knew that I would reach him definitely; I would go immediately to meet Him; and were I with him; then I would certainly wash his feet. Abu Sufyan added; Caesar then asked for the letter of Allah Messenger ﷺ and it was read. Its contents were: In the name of Allah; the most Beneficent; the most Merciful This letter is from Muhammad; the slave of Allah; and His Apostle; to Heraculius; the Ruler of the Byzantine. Peace be upon the followers of guidance. Now then; I invite you to Islam i.e. surrender to Allah ; embrace Islam and you will be safe; embrace Islam and Allah will bestow on you a double reward. But if you reject this invitation of Islam; you shall be responsible for misguiding the peasants i.e. your nation. O people of the Scriptures! Come to a word common to you and us and you; that we worship. None but Allah; and that we associate nothing in worship with Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords besides Allah. Then if they turn away; say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered unto Him.. 3.64 Abu Sufyan added; When Heraclius had finished his speech; there was a great hue and cry caused by the Byzantine Royalties surrounding him; and there was so much noise that I did not understand what they said. So; we were turned out of the court. When I went out with my companions and we were alone; I said to them; Verily; Ibn Abi Kabsha i.e. the Prophets affair has gained power. This is the King of Bani AlAsfar fearing him. Abu Sufyan added; By Allah; I remained low and was sure that his religion would be victorious till Allah converted me to Islam; though I disliked it. SahihAlBukhari-017-001-4610
6. Thabit Bin AlDahhak narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam; telling a lie; will be as he said; and whoever kills himself with something will be punished with it in the Hereafter. SunanAlNasai-017-001-13920
7. Narrated Abdullah Bin Abbas: I was informed by Abu Sufyan that Heraclius said to him; I asked you whether they followers of Muhammad were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. And in fact; this is the way of true Faith till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody; who; after embracing his the Prophets religion Islam became displeased and discarded it. You replied in the negative; and in fact; this is a sign of true faith. When its delight enters the heart and mixes with them completely; nobody can be displeased with it. SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6107
8. Abu Burdah said: A man who turned back from Islam was brought to Abu Mousa. He invited him to repent for twenty days or about so. Muadh then came and invited him to embrace Islam but he refused. So he was beheaded. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-26552
9. Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah Messenger ﷺ said; Every child is born with a true faith of Islam i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone but his parents convert him to Judaism; Christianity or Magainism; as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated? Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: The pure Allah Islamic nature true faith of Islam i.e. worshipping none but Allah with which He has created human beings. No change let there be in the religion of Allah i.e. joining none in worship with Allah. That is the straight religion Islam but most of men know; not. 30.30 SahihAlBukhari-017-001-293
10. Narrated Aisha: Some people asked Allah Messenger ﷺ about the fore-tellers. Allah Messenger ﷺ said to them; They are nothing i.e.; liars. The people said; O Allah Messenger ﷺ ! Sometimes they tell something which comes out to be true. Allah Messenger ﷺ said; That word which comes to be true is what a jinx snatches away by stealing and then pours it in the ear of his fore-teller with a sound similar to the cackle of a hen; and then they add to it one-hundred lies. SahihAlBukhari-017-001-2726

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