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Regarding The Imām Is The Shield Of The Covenant

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Jihād

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الحديث: 2758 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 82

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2758. It was reported from Bukair bin Al-Ashajj, from Al-Hasan bin 'Ali bin Abī Rāfi', that Abī Rāfi' informed him, he said: "The Quraish sent me to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. So when I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, Islam radiated in my heart, so I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! By Allāh! I will not go back to them ever.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'I do not break a covenant, nor imprison a messenger, return back. If you still feel in yourself then what you feel now, then you can return.'" He said: 'So I went, and then came back to the Prophet ﷺ and accepted Islam.' (Ṣaḥīḥ) Bukair said: "And he informed me that Abū Rāfi' was a Coptic." Abū Dāwud said: That was during that time, but today there is no benefit in it.

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2758 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا رَافِعٍ أَخْبَرَهُ ، قَالَ: بَعَثَتْنِي قُرَيْشٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُلْقِيَ فِي قَلْبِي الْإِسْلَامُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَا أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَبَدًا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنِّي لَا أَخِيسُ بِالْعَهْدِ وَلَا أَحْبِسُ الْبُرُدَ، وَلَكِنِ ارْجِعْ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي نَفْسِكَ الَّذِي فِي نَفْسِكَ الْآنَ فَارْجِعْ». قَالَ: فَذَهَبْتُ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَسْلَمْتُ قَالَ: بُكَيْرٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي: «أَنَّ أَبَا رَافِعٍ كَانَ قِبْطِيًّا» قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «هَذَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلَا يَصْلُحُ»

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Regarding the author's statement "That was during that time" — it is not clear which part of the narration he intends, it is said that it means that he only sent him back because of a treaty, but the general rule is not to do so now.