“I have been commanded to fight the people until they say: Lailaha illallah. If they say it, then their blood and wealth areprotected from me, except for a right that is due from it, and theirreckoning will be with Allah.”

“Ihave been commanded to fight the people until they say: La ilahaillallah. If they say: La ilaha illallah, then their blood and wealthare protected from me, except for a right that is due from it, andtheir reckoning will be with Allah.”

“We weresitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he was narrating to us andreminding us, when a man came and spoke privately to him. He said:‘Take him away and kill him.’ When the man turned away, theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) called him back and said: ‘Do you bearwitness thatnone has the right to be worshiped but Allah?’ Hesaid, ‘Yes.’ Hesaid: ‘Then go and let him go, for I have beencommanded to fight thepeople until they say: La ilaha illallah, thenif they do that, theirblood and wealth are forbidden to me.’”

“Nafi’ bin Azraq and his companions came and said: ‘Youare doomed, O ‘Imran!’ He (‘Imran) said: ‘I am not doomed.’They said: ‘Yes you are.’ I said: ‘Why am I doomed?’ Theysaid: ‘Allah says: “And fight them until there is no more Fitnah(disbelief and polytheism, i.e., worshipping others besides Allah),and the religion (worship) will be all for Allah Alone.”[8:39] Hesaid: ‘We fought them until they were defeated and the religion wasall for Allah Alone. If you wish, I will tell you a Hadith that Iheard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’ They said: ‘Did you(really) hear it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ He said: ‘Yes.I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he had sent an army ofthe Muslims to the idolaters. When they met them they fought themfiercely, and they (the idolaters) gave them their shoulders (i.e.,turned and fled). A man among my kin attacked an idolator man with aspear, and when he was defeated he said: “I bear witness that nonehas the right to be worshipped but Allah, I am a Muslim.” But hestabbed him and killed him. He came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I am doomed.” He said “What isit that you have done?” one or two times. He told him what he haddone and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: “Why didn’tyou cut open his belly and find out what was in his heart?” Hesaid: “O Messenger of Allah, I wish I had cut open his belly andcould have known what was in his heart.” He said: “You did notaccept what he said, and you could not have known what was in hisheart!” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remained silent concerning him(that man), and a short while later he died. We buried him, but thefollowing morning he was on the surface of the earth. They said:“Perhaps an enemy of his disinterred him.” So we buried him(again) and told our slaves to stand guard. But the following morninghe was on the surface of the earth again then we said: ‘Perhaps theslaves dozed off.’ So we buried him (again) and stood guardourselves, but the following morning he was on the surface of theearth (again). So we threw him into one of these mountain passes.’”

“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent uson a campaign, and a Muslim manattacked an idolater man.” And hementioned the Hadith and added: “Andthe earth cast him out. TheProphet (ﷺ) was told about that and hesaid: ‘The earth acceptsthose who are worse than him, but Allahwanted to show you how greatis the sanctity of La ilaha illallah.’”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: ‘Is not the most sacredof yourdays this day, is not the most sacred of your months thismonth, isnot the most sacred of your lands this land? Your blood andyourwealth are as sacred to you as this day of yours in this monthofyours. Have I not conveyed (the message)?’ They said: ‘Yes.”He said:‘O Allah, bear witness.’”

“I saw theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) circumambulating the Ka’bah and saying:‘How good you areand how good your fragrance; how great you areand how great yoursanctity. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul ofMuhammad, thesanctity of the believer is greater before Allah thanyour sanctity,his blood and his wealth, and to think anything butgood of him.’”

“The whole of the Muslim is sacred to his fellow Muslim, hisblood, his wealth and his honor.”

“Thebeliever is the one from whom their (people’s) wealth and lives aresafe, and the Muhajir is the one who forsakes mistakes and sins.”

“Whoever plunders openly is not one of us.”

“The adulterer, at the time he is committing adultery, is notabeliever; (the wine drinker) at the time he is drinking, is not abeliever; the thief, at the time he is stealing, is not a believer;the plunderer, at the time he is plundering with the people lookingon, is not a believer.”

“Whoever plunders is not one of us.”

“We came acrosssomeof the enemy’s sheep and plundered them, and set up ourcooking pots.The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by the pots and ordered thatthey beoverturned, then he said: ‘Plunder is not permissible.’”

“Verbally abusing a Muslim is Fusuq disobedience and fightinghim is Kufr (ungratefulness to Allah).’”

“Verbally abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (disobedience) and fighting himisKufr (ungratefulness to Allah).”

“Verbally abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (disobedience) and fightinghimis Kufr.”

“Make the peoplepayattention.” Then he said: “Do not turn back into disbelieversafter Iam gone, striking one another’s necks.”

“Woe to you! Do not turn back into disbelievers after I amgone,striking one another’s necks.”

“I shall reach the Cistern (Haud) before you, and Iwillboast of your great numbers before the nations, so do not fightoneanother after I am gone.’”