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[4632] 93 - (1784) It was narrated from Anas that Quraish made a treaty with the Prophet ﷺ, and among them was Suhail bin 'Amr. The Prophet ﷺ said to ‘Alî: “Write: In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.” Suhail said: As for in the Name of Allâh, we do not know what ‘In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful is.’ Rather write what we know: Bismika Allâhumma (In Your Name O Allâh). He said: “Write: From Muḥammad the Messenger of Allâh.” They said: If we knew that you were the Messenger of Allâh, we would have followed you. Rather write your name and the name of your father. So the Prophet ﷺ said: “Write: from Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullâh.” And they stipulated to the Prophet ﷺ: Whoever comes (to us) from you, we will not return him to you, but whoever comes to you from among us, you will send him back to us. They said: O Messenger of Allâh, should we write this? He said: Yes. Whoever among us goes to them, may Allâh keep him away, and whoever comes to us from them, Allâh will grant him a way out.”
