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[Machine] The Christians of the Arab lands are not considered to be People of the Book, and their sacrifices are not permissible for us. I will not abandon them until they convert or I kill them.

البيهقي:١٩١٦٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ هُوَ الْأَصَمُّ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ أنبأ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ الْفَلَحَةِ مَوْلَى عُمَرَ أَوِ ابْنِ سَعْدِ الْفَلَحَةِ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَالَ

مَا نَصَارَى الْعَرَبِ بِأَهْلِ كِتَابٍ وَمَا تَحِلُّ لَنَا ذَبَائِحُهُمْ وَمَا أَنَا بِتَارِكِهِمْ حَتَّى يُسْلِمُوا أَوْ أَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ

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suyuti:2-1458b – ʿUmar
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٢-١٤٥٨b –

"عن عُمَر قال: ما نَصارَى العَرَبِ بأهْلِ كتابٍ، وما تحل لنا ذَبَائِحُهُم، وما أنا بِتَارِكِهِمْ حتَّى يُسْلِمُوا أو أضرِبَ أعْنَاقَهُمْ".

الشافعى، [ق] البيهقى في السنن