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Sunan Abi Dawud 2758 (Book 15, Hadith 282) #23048
Accepting Islam with Conviction

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised Abu Rafi' to return to the Quraysh and if he still felt the same way, come back and accept Islam.

Narrated AbuRafi': The Quraysh sent me to the Messenger of Allah , and when I saw the Messenger of Allah , Islam was cast into my heart, so I said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah, I shall never return to them. The Messenger of Allah replied: I do not break a covenant or imprison messengers, but return, and if you feel the same as you do just now, come back. So I went away, and then came to the Prophet and accepted Islam. The narrator Bukair said: He informed me that Abu Rafi' was a Copt. Abu Dawud said: This was valid in those days, but today it is not valid.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا رَافِعٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ بَعَثَتْنِي قُرَيْشٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُلْقِيَ فِي قَلْبِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَبَدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنِّي لاَ أَخِيسُ بِالْعَهْدِ وَلاَ أَحْبِسُ الْبُرُدَ وَلَكِنِ ارْجِعْ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي نَفْسِكَ الَّذِي فِي نَفْسِكَ الآنَ فَارْجِعْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ فَأَسْلَمْتُ ‏.‏ قَالَ بُكَيْرٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ أَبَا رَافِعٍ كَانَ قِبْطِيًّا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَذَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلاَ يَصْلُحُ

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prophetmuhammad  *  islaam  *  yaqeen  *  rasoolallah  *  aburafi

QUICK LESSONS:
Take your time when making decisions; Make decisions with conviction; Come together under one faith -Islam- as long as you have conviction in your heart for it .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) advice to Abu Rafi', a Copt, when he expressed his desire to accept Islam. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised him not to rush into it but rather take some time and think about it before making a decision. He told him that if he still felt the same way after some time, then he should come back and accept Islam. This hadith teaches us that we should make decisions with conviction and not be hasty in our actions. We should take our time in making decisions so that we can be sure of what we are doing before taking any action. It also teaches us that even though people may have different backgrounds or beliefs, they can still come together under one faith - Islam - as long as they have conviction in their hearts for it.

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