Hadith 6260

How to write a letter to the people of the Scripture.

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Darussalam · Volume 8

79 - THE BOOK OF ASKING PERMISSION (TO ENTER SOMEBODY ELSE'S DWELLING PLACE)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 6260 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 58

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English translation

6260. Narrated Abū Sufyān bin Ḥarb that Heraclius had sent for him to come along with a group of the Quraishis who were trading in Shām, and they came to him. Then Abū Sufyān mentioned the whole narration and said, "Heraclius asked for the letter of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. When the letter was read, its contents were as follows: "In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. From Muḥammad, Allāh's slave and His Messenger, to Heraclius, the Chief of Byzantines: Peace be upon him who follows the right path (guidance)! Ammā ba'du (to proceed)..." [See Vol. 1, Hadīth No. 7, for details.]

Arabic text

6260 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ أَبُو الحَسَنِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ: أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ حَرْبٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ: أَنَّ هِرَقْلَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، وَكَانُوا تِجَارًا بِالشَّأْمِ، فَأَتَوْهُ - فَذَكَرَ الحَدِيثَ - قَالَ: ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُرِئَ، فَإِذَا فِيهِ: «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الهُدَى، أَمَّا بَعْدُ»

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