English translation
2612. It was narrated from Sulaimān bin Buraidah that his father said: "When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ dispatched a commander for an expedition or an army, he would advise them personally to fear Allāh, and to be good to those of the Muslims who were under their command. And he (ﷺ) said: "When you meet your enemies among the idolators, call them to one of three matters, and whichever one they respond to you, then accept it from them and refrain from (fighting) them. Invite them to Islam, and if they respond, then accept it from them and refrain from (fighting) them. Then invite them to emigrate from their land to the land of the Muhājirin (Al-Madinah), and tell them that if they do that, they will have the same rights and duties as the Muhājirin have. If they refuse, and chose their homes, then tell them that they are like the Muslim Bedouin and subject to the judgment of Allāh, as the believers are subject to it, but they will have no share of the booty (Fa'i) and spoils (Ghanimah), unless they perform Jihād alongside the Muslims. If they refuse, then call them to pay the Jizyah. If they respond, then accept it from them and refrain from (fighting) them. If they refuse that, then seek the help of Allāh and fight them. If you lay siege to a stronghold, and the people want to make a deal on the basis of the ruling of Allāh, do not make a deal on the basis of the ruling of Allāh, for you cannot be certain that you will be able to work out a deal with them that is in accordance with Allāh's ruling. Rather make a deal on the basis of your own ruling, then do with them after that as you will.” Sufyān bin Uyainah said: “Alqamah said: ‘I mentioned this Hadīth to Muqātīl bin Ḥayyān, so he said: “Muslim narrated it to me.” (Sahīh) Abū Dāwūd said: He is Ibn Haiṣam, from An-Nu’mān bin Muqrin, from the Prophet ﷺ, similar to the narration of Sulaimān bin Buraidah.[1]