Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No doubt, by Allah, I have admonished you, commanded you, and prohibited you from things like those in the Quran or even more. Verily, Allah Almighty has not made it lawful for you to enter the houses of the People …
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Abu Ja’far reported: The commander of the faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by an old man among the non-Muslim citizens who was going from house to house begging for charity. Umar said, “We have not been fair to you, that we take tribute from you in your youth and …
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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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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By Allah, the son of Mary will descend as a just ruler. He will abolish the cross, kill the swine, and annul the tribute, but he will leave the she-camel such that no one collects from it. He will cause rancor, …
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Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The Prophet never forced the religion upon anyone, but rather he only fought those who waged war against him and fought him first. As for those who made peace with him or conducted a truce, then he never fought them and he never compelled them to …
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Salman al-Farisi reported: Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him, “Am I a king or a Caliph?” Salman said, “Verily, if you take a single coin from the land of the Muslims, more or less, and place it where it does not belong, you are a king and not a …
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Ibn Kathir reported: Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, Allah has only sent Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, as a preacher. He did not send him as a tax collector.” Source: al-Bidāyah wal-Nihāyah 13/667 عن ابن كثير قال عمر بن عبد العزيز رضي الله عنه إِنَّ اللَّهَ …
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