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4530. It was narrated that Qais bin
‘Ubāid said: “Al-Ashtar and I went to ‘Alī, and said: ‘Did the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ give you any instructions that he did not give to all the people?’ He said: ‘No, except what is in this document of mine.’” – Musaddad[1] said: “He said: ‘He took out a document.’” Aḥmad said: “He took out a document from the sheath of his sword.” – “And in it, it said: ‘The believers’ lives are equal (in value) and they are united against others. The least of them can guarantee their protection (to a non-Muslim). No believer shall be killed for a disbeliever, and the one who has been given a covenant cannot be killed while his covenant is valid. Whoever commits an offence will be accountable for it, and whoever commits any offence or gives shelter to an offender, upon him will be the curse of Allāh, the angels and all the people.’” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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“The least of them can guarantee their protection” meaning, if a Muslim grants protection to a non-Muslim, all Muslims must honor that, as preceded. See nos. 2763 and 2764.
