The art of dawah: Granting concessions to encourage non-Muslims to convert

I asked Jabir about the matter of Thaqif when they pledged allegiance ˹to the Prophet ﷺ˺. He said: They stipulated to the Prophet ﷺ that there would be no zakat due from them and no jihad. And he heard the Prophet ﷺ after that say: “They will give charity and wage jihad once they embrace Islam.”

سَأَلْتُ جَابِرًا عَنْ شَأْنِ ثَقِيفٍ إِذْ بَايَعَتْ قَالَ اشْتَرَطَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ لاَ صَدَقَةَ عَلَيْهَا وَلاَ جِهَادَ، وَأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ: «سَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَيُجَاهِدُونَ إِذَا أَسْلَمُوا».