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Sahih al-Bukhari 7196 (Book 93, Hadith 57) #6912
The Testimony of Abu Sufyan

SUMMARY: Heraclius, the leader of a foreign nation, asked Abu Sufyan to tell him about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his teachings.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: That Abu Sufyan bin Harb told him that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them that I want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they should contradict him". Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said that Heraclius said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If what you say is true, then he (the Prophet) will take over the place underneath my two feet'. "
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ حَرْبٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ هِرَقْلَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فِي رَكْبٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتَرْجُمَانِهِ قُلْ لَهُمْ إِنِّي سَائِلٌ هَذَا، فَإِنْ كَذَبَنِي فَكَذِّبُوهُ‏.‏ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ لِلتَّرْجُمَانِ قُلْ لَهُ إِنْ كَانَ مَا تَقُولُ حَقًّا فَسَيَمْلِكُ مَوْضِعَ قَدَمَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ‏.‏

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QUICK LESSONS:
Be proud of your faith and never be ashamed or afraid to share it with others no matter who they are or where they come from .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the leader of a foreign nation, Heraclius, asked Abu Sufyan to tell him about the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his teachings. He was so impressed with what he heard that he said if what Abu Sufyan said was true then the Prophet ﷺ would take over the place underneath his two feet. This shows us that even though Heraclius did not follow Islam himself, he still respected it and its teachings enough to recognize its truthfulness. It also teaches us that we should always be proud of our faith and never be ashamed or afraid to share it with others no matter who they are or where they come from.

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