Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have been commanded to fight the people until they say there is no God but Allah. If they say there is no God but Allah, then they will be granted protection from me for their lives and property, except by right of justice, and their reckoning is with Allah.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, “Verily, you are only a reminder. You are not over them as a dictator.” (88:22)
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 21
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
Ibn Taymiyyah said, “The meaning of this tradition is to fight those who are waging war, whom Allah has called us to fight. It does not mean to fight those who have made peace, with whom Allah has commanded us to fulfill their peace.”
Source: Majmū’ al-Fatāwá 19/20
عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
21 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب الأمر بقتال الناس حتى يقولوا لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
قال ابن تيمية مُرَادُهُ قِتَالُ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الَّذِينَ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ فِي قِتَالِهِمْ لَمْ يُرِدْ قِتَالَ الْمُعَاهَدِينَ الَّذِينَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِوَفَاءِ عَهْدِهِمْ
19/20 مجموع فتاوى ابن تيمية أصول الفقه الاتباع رسالة إيضاح الدلالة في عموم الرسالة فصل أرسل الله رسوله محمدا إلى جميع الثقلين