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2717. Ibn 'Abbās narrated that Abū Sufyān bin Ḥarb informed him that Hiraql had sent for him while he was with a party of the Quraish, and they were trading in Ash-Shām, so they went to him." And he mentioned the Hadīth and said: "Then he called for the letter of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to be read, and it said in it: 'In the Name of Allāh, the Merciful, the Beneficent. From Muḥammad, Allāh's slave and His Messenger, to Hiraql the leader of Rome. Peace be upon whoever follows the
guidance. To proceed:" (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih. Abū Sufyān's name is Ṣakhr bin Harb.
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Commentary
This Hadīth is a guide that when writing a letter to a disbeliever, his position and status is to be considered, but the Islamic greeting 'As-Salāmu Alaikum' will not be written for him, rather 'peace be upon whoever follows the guidance' will be written.
