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(16). 3030. Ibn 'Abbās narrated: "A man from Banū Sulaim who had some sheep with him, passed by some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. He gave Salām to them and they said: 'He did not give Salām except to protect himself.' So they attacked him, killed him, and took his sheep. They went to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ with them, and Allāh,
Most, High, revealed: O you who believe! When you go in the cause of Allāh, verify and say not to anyone who greets you: "You are not a believer."[1] (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan. There is something about this from Usāmah bin Zaid.
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[1] An-Nisā' 4:93.
Commentary
In Islam, the life of a believer is honored to such an extent, that even if in the land of war, in the battlefield, when a person expresses or offers an Islamic greeting to express his Faith, or reads out the declaration of Faith, no Muslim is allowed to draw his sword against him and to kill him, without true and proper investigation.
