Page 138 - The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

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The Prophet (saas) also told the faithful to say, "Belief is to believe
in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Apostles…" when they talk to the
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The Prophet (saas) called on the People of the Book to have faith,
without resorting to idolatry, and to live by the morality of the Qur'an.
Yet, he still treated those who refused to obey him most gently and just-
ly. He left the People of the Book free to worship as they saw fit, allowed
them to maintain all their own customs, and ordered his own people to
treat them with justice. It is recorded that the Prophet (saas) said:
"Whoever killed a person who is granted the pledge of protec-
tion by the Muslims shall not smell the fragrance of
Paradise." 64
The texts of agreements made by the Prophet (text) and those who
succeeded him with various Christian, Jewish and other religious groups
are today conserved as important documents. In the text of an agreement
he had prepared for the Christian Ibn Harris bin Ka'b and
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