‘Amr ibn al-Hamiq reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whenever a man promises safety for another man’s life and then kills him, I disavow myself from him even if the victim was an unbeliever.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5982 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ …
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Yahya ibn Sa’id reported: Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, dispatched armies to Syria and he said, “I give you ten instructions: Do not kill a woman, nor a child, nor an infirm elder. Do not cut down fruit-bearing trees, nor tear down inhabited buildings. Do not slaughter sheep or camels, except for …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no undermining the sales of one another, nor undermining the marriages of one another.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4848, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1412 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim Al-Jamal said, “The non-Muslim citizen, the non-Muslim in a …
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Thabit ibn al-Hajjaj reported: Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up among the people and praised and thanked Allah, then he said, “No doubt, do not kill the monk in the monastery.” Ibn Taymiyyah said, “The majority of scholars say monks are not killed (during war) unless they are among those who …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever prays our prayer, faces our direction of prayer, and eats our slaughtered animals, they are Muslims under the protection of Allah and His Messenger. Thus, do not betray Allah in the matter of His protection.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 391 …
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Isra’il Abi Musa reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “What is Islam? It is that you surrender your heart to Allah Almighty, and that every Muslim and protected person is safe from you.” Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq 644 عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ الحسن البصري رحمه الله مَا الْإِسْلَامُ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ قَلْبُكَ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The tribe of Al-Harith ibn ‘Amir had purchased Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, as a slave since he had killed Al-Harith during the battle of Badr. They took him prisoner until they agreed they would execute him. Khubayb wanted to borrow a razor from the daughter of Harith so he …
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Aswad ibn Sari’ reported: I came with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and participated in the battle with him. I engaged in the skirmish that day, until some people killed children. The Prophet was told about it and he said, “What is wrong with these people transgressing the limits of …
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Ma’mar reported: Some residents of the peninsula told me that some people had embraced Islam, but it was not long until they became apostates. Maymun ibn Mihran wrote to Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, regarding them and Umar wrote back saying, “Let them return to paying tribute and leave them …
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Yahya ibn Yahya reported: I wrote to Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, asking him about the verse, “Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress,” (2:190). Umar wrote back to me, saying, “This refers to women, children, and whoever among them is not waging …
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Abu Salama reported: Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “By Allah, if one of you were to give a gesture of safety to an idolater and he came trusting you and you killed him, then I would execute you for it.” Source: Sunan Sa’eed ibn Mansur 2439 عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي …
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‘Urwah ibn Ruwaym reported: I saw Abu Umamah al-Bahili, may Allah be pleased with him, greet with peace whomever he would meet among the Muslims and non-Muslim citizens. Abu Umamah would say, “This is the greeting for the people of our religion, an assurance of security for the people of our covenant, and the name …
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Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad reported: He said, “O Messenger of Allah, if I confront an unbeliever and we fight each other and he severs one of my hands with his sword, then he hides from me behind a tree and claims he has submitted himself to Allah, should I kill him?” The Prophet said, “Do not …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever seeks refuge with you in the name of Allah, grant him refuge. Whoever asks you in the name of Allah, give it to him.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5109 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ …
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Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Medina is sacred from the mountain unto the end. Whoever innovates a heresy in it or aids a heretic, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and the people altogether. His obligatory and surplus good deeds will …
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Ibn Asakir reported: When Sa’d passed by Abu Sufyan with the banner of the Prophet on the day Mecca was liberated, he announced, “O Abu Sufyan! Today is a day of slaughter! Today the unlawful will be lawful! Today Allah will disgrace the Quraish!” So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, …
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Ibn Abbas reported: Abdullah ibn Sa’d ibn Abi Sarh would write for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, but the devil deceived him and he joined the unbelievers. The Prophet ordered that he should be killed on the day of liberation, but Uthman ibn Affan sought protection for him. Thus, the …
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Nu’aym ibn Mas’ud reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, speaking to those who were reading the letter of the false prophet Musaylimah the Liar, saying, “What do you both say?” They said, “We say what he said.” The Prophet said, “By Allah, were it not that diplomats are …
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Ibn Abbas reported: In the year of Mecca’s liberation, Al-Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and he embraced Islam. Al-Abbas said, “O Messenger of Allah, Abu Sufyan is a proud man, so give him something.” The Prophet said, “Yes. Whoever enters the …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: A woman was found killed in one of the battles of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so the Prophet condemned the killing of women and children. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3014, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1744 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ عَبْدِ …
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