Hadith 90

Sahih Muslim

Book 32: The Book of Jihad and Expeditions

Chapter 26

The Prophet (saws) wrote to Heraclius, the ruler of Syria, inviting him to Islam

باب كِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى هِرَقْلَ يَدْعُوهُ إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1773b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَكَانَ قَيْصَرُ لَمَّا كَشَفَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ جُنُودَ فَارِسَ مَشَى مِنْ حِمْصَ إِلَى إِيلِيَاءَ شُكْرًا لِمَا أَبْلاَهُ اللَّهُ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ ‏"‏ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِثْمَ الْيَرِيسِيِّينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ بِدَاعِيَةِ الإِسْلاَمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters but with the addition:

" When Allah inflicted defeat on the armies of Persia, Caesar moved from Hims to Aelia (Bait al-Maqdis) for thanking Allah as He granted him victory." In this hadith these words occur:" From Muhammad, servant of Allah and His Messenger," and said:" The sin of your followers," and also said the words:" to the call of Islam".

Chain of Narrators

follower
1

Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni

صالح بن كيسان المدني أبو محمد

190 narrations

successor
2

Ibrahim bin Sa'd bin Ibrahim

إبراهيم بن سعد بن إبراهيم

389 narrations

successor
3

Ya'qub bin Ibrahim bin Sa'd

يعقوب بن إبراهيم بن سعد بن إبراهيم

345 narrations

3rd Generation
4

'Abd bin Hameed bin Nasr

عبد بن حميد بن نصر

394 narrations

invalid
5

al-Hasan bin 'Ali al-Khalal al-Halwani

الحسن بن علي الخلال الحلواني

27 narrations