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tabarani:7274Masʿadah b. Saʿd al-ʿAṭṭār > Saʿīd b. Manṣūr > Khālid b. ʿAbdullāh > Ḥuṣayn > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaddād > Abū Sufyān b. Ḥarb In Awwal Yawm Raghibt Fīh

[Machine] Caesar, in his kingdom, his power, and his presence, what did he say? It means that his saying was "If I had known that he was him, I would have walked to him, kissed his head, and washed his feet." Abu Sufyan and his presence, his forehead was sweating with the anxiety of the letter that the Prophet ﷺ wrote to him. Abu Sufyan said, "So, I remained desired by Muhammad ﷺ until I embraced Islam and in his message, he said: 'O people of the Book, come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, and that we do not associate anything with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allah. But if they turn away, then say: 'Bear witness that we are Muslims'." "It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all religions, even if the disbelievers hate it." "Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and do not adhere to the religion of truth from among those who were given the Scripture, until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled."  

الطبراني:٧٢٧٤حَدَّثَنَا مَسْعَدَةُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ الْعَطَّارُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ حَرْبٍ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ رَغِبْتُ فِيهِ فِي مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ لَيَوْمُ قَالَ

قَيْصَرُ فِي مُلْكِهِ وَسُلْطَانِهِ وَحَضْرَتِهِ مَا قَالَ يَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ هُوَ لَمَشَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى أُقَبِّلَ رَأْسَهُ وَأَغْسِلَ قَدَمَيْهِ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَحَضَرْتُهُ يَتَحَادَرُ جَبِينُهُ عَرَقًا مِنْ كَرْبِ الصَّحِيفَةِ الَّتِي كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَمَا زِلْتُ مَرْغُوبًا مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ حَتَّى أَسْلَمْتُ وَفِي رِسَالَتِهِ {يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ} {هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ} {قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللهِ وَلَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَلَا يُحَرِّمُونَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَلَا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حَتَّى يُعْطُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَدٍ وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ}