سنن أبي داود

Hadith 5136

Book 51: (Abwab Un Noam )

أَبْوَابُ النَّوْمِ

Chapter 129

Chapter: How to write to a dhimmi.

باب كَيْفَ يُكْتَبُ إِلَى الذِّمِّيِّ

English narration

Narrated by أبو سفيان بن حرب القرشي

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. "

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ , وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى , قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ ،عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ "

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتَبَ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ : مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ : إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ : سَلَامٌ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى

" , قال ابْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ أَخْبَرَهُ ، قَالَ : فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى هِرَقْلَ ، فَأَجْلَسَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَإِذَا فِيهِ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ : مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ : إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ : سَلَامٌ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى : أَمَّا بَعْدُ .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5136In-book: Book 51, Hadith 5136

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