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Sunan Abi Dawud 5136 (Book 43, Hadith 364) #25427
Letter from the Prophet Muhammad to Heraclius

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad wrote a letter to Heraclius, the Chief of Byzantines, introducing himself and his message of peace.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet wrote a letter to Heraclius: "From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to Hiraql (Heraclius), Chief of the Byzantines. Peace be to those who follow the guidance". Ibn Yahya reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas that AbuSufyan said to him: We then came to see Hiraql (Heraclius) who seated us before him. He then called for the letter from the Messenger of Allah . Its contents were: "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, from Muhammad the Messenger of Allah, to Hiraql, chief of Byzantines. Peace be to those who follow the guidance. To proceed".
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ كَتَبَ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ ‏"‏ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ سَلاَمٌ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى هِرَقْلَ فَأَجْلَسَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ ‏"‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ سَلاَمٌ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى أَمَّا بَعْدُ

TOPICS
letter  *  prophet  *  guidance  *  peace  *  kitab  *  nabi  *  huda  *  salam

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect other people's beliefs and values while conveying your own message in a peaceful manner.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a letter that was written by the prophet Muhammad to Heraclius, who was the Chief of Byzantines at that time. The letter introduced himself as “Muhammad, Messenger of Allah” and conveyed a message of peace for those who follow guidance. It is important to note that this letter was sent with an intention to spread peace and harmony among people regardless of their faith or beliefs. This hadith teaches us about respecting other people’s beliefs and values while also conveying our own message in a peaceful manner. It also encourages us to be tolerant towards others even if they have different opinions or views than ours.

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