Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)
101- بَابُ دَعْوَةِ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَالنَّصْرَانِيِّ، وَعَلَى مَا يُقَاتَلُونَ عَلَيْهِ:
(101) Chapter. What is said regarding the invitation of the Jews and Christians (to Islam), and for what Muslim should declare war against them.
2 hadith · references 2938–2939
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Bukhari · 2938حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : لَمَّا أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to write a letter to the ruler of the Byzantines, he was told that those people did not read any letter unless it was stamped with a seal. So, the Prophet (ﷺ) got a silver ring-- as if I wer4 narratorsBukhari · 2939بَعَثَ بِكِتَابِهِ إِلَى كِسْرَى ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَدْفَعُهُ عَظِيمُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى كِسْرَى ، فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهُ كِسْرَى حَرَّقَهُ ، فَحَسِبْتُ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent his letter to Khusrau and ordered his messenger to hand it over to the Governor of Bahrain who was to hand it over to Khusrau. So, when Khusrau read the letter he tore it. Sa`id bin Al- Musaiya6 narrators