ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْإِمَامِ قَبُولُ الْهَدَايَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِذَا طَمَعَ فِي إِسْلَامِهِمْ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever carries my message to Caesar, he will have Paradise." A man from the people asked, "Even if I am not killed?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Even if you are not killed." So the man set off and met with Caesar while he was arriving at Jerusalem with a royal robe that no one else could walk on. He threw the message onto the robe and stepped aside. When Caesar reached the message, he picked it up and called the chief of the Ghassanid tribe to read it for him. He said, "I have no knowledge about this book, except the same knowledge as you." Caesar then called out, "Who is the companion of this book?" The man came forward and said, "When I arrive, come to me." When he arrived, he went to him and Caesar ordered the doors of his palace to be closed. Then he ordered the caller to announce that Caesar has followed Muhammad ﷺ and left Christianity. His soldiers turned to Islam and they were armed until they surrounded his palace. Caesar said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "You see that I am afraid for my kingdom." Then he ordered the caller to announce that Caesar has accepted Islam and sent him dinars. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ read the letter, he said, "The enemy of Allah has lied. He is not a Muslim and he is still a Christian." Then he divided the dinars (among the Muslims).  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يَنْطَلِقُ بِصَحِيفَتِي هَذِهِ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ » فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَإِنْ لَمْ أُقْتَلْ؟ قَالَ «وَإِنْ لَمْ تُقْتَلْ» فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ بِهِ فَوَافَقَ قَيْصَرَ وَهُوَ يَأْتِي بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ قَدْ جُعِلَ لَهُ بِسَاطٌ لَا يَمْشِي عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ فَرَمَى بِالْكِتَابِ عَلَى الْبِسَاطِ وَتَنَحَّى فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى قَيْصَرُ إِلَى الْكِتَابِ أَخَذَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا رَأْسَ الْجَاثَلِيقِ فَأَقْرَأَهُ فَقَالَ مَا عِلْمِي فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا كَعِلْمِكَ فَنَادَى قَيْصَرُ مَنْ صَاحِبُ الْكِتَابِ؟ فَهُوَ آمَنٌ فَجَاءَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَنَا قَدِمْتُ فَأْتِنِي فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ أَتَاهُ فَأَمَرَ قَيْصَرُ بِأَبْوَابٍ قَصْرِهِ فَغُلِّقَتْ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي أَلَا إِنَّ قَيْصَرَ قَدِ اتَّبَعَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَتَرَكَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ فَأَقْبَلَ جُنْدُهُ وَقَدْ تَسَلَّحُوا حَتَّى أَطَافُوا بِقَصْرِهِ فَقَالَ لِرَسُولِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ تَرَى أَنِّي خَائِفٌ عَلَى مَمْلَكَتِي ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى أَلَا إِنَّ قَيْصَرَ قَدْ رَضِيَ عَنْكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا خَبَرَكُمْ لَيَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ صَبْرُكُمْ عَلَى دِينِكُمْ فَارْجِعُوا فَانْصَرَفُوا وَكَتَبَ قَيْصَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ وَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِدَنَانِيرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ قَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ «كَذَبَ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِمُسْلِمٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ» وَقَسَّمَ الدَّنَانِيرَ*