Source: HadeethEnc.com, English v1.25.0
AuthenticNarrated by Ahmad and Al-Bayhaqi
Arabic text
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: مَا قَاتَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَوْمًا قَطُّ حَتَّى يَدْعُوَهُمْ.
Translation
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never fought any people until he had first invited them (to Islam).
Explanation
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) never began fighting any people until he had first invited them to Islam; if they did not respond to his call, then he fought them.
Benefits
- The requirement to invite people to Islam before engaging in combat, if Islam has not yet reached them.
- The Prophet (ﷺ) would invite people to Islam; if they refused, he would offer them the option of paying Jizyah (protection tax); if they refused that, he would fight them—as reported in other Hadīths.
- The wisdom behind Jihad is to bring people into Islam, not out of desire for their lives, wealth, or lands.
Explanation: العربية
أخبر ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يبدأ بمقاتلة قوم حتى يدعوهم إلى الإسلام أولًا، فإن لم يستجيبوا لدعوته قاتلهم.
- اشتراط الدعوة إلى الإسلام قبل القتال إذا كان الإسلام لم يبلغهم.
- كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يدعوهم إلى الإسلام، فإن رفضوا عرض عليهم دفع الجزية، فإن رفضوا قاتلهم، كما جاء في أحاديث أخرى.
- الحكمة في الجهاد دخول الناس في الإسلام، وليس الطمع في رقابهم وأموالهم وبلادهم.