Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

Book 18, Number 4294:

     Narrated Burayd:

     When the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) appointed anyone as leader of an
     army or detachment he would especially exhort him to fear Allah and to be good to the
     Muslims who were with him. He would say: Fight in the name of Allah and in the cause
     of Allah. Fight against those who do not believe in Allah. Wage a holy war: do not
     embezzle the spoils, do not break your pledge, do not mutilate (the dead) bodies and
     do not kill the children.

     When you meet enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If
     they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and restrain yourself from doing
     them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from
     them and desist from fighting against them. Then invite them to migrate from their lands
     to the land of Muhajirs and inform them that, if they do so, they shall have all the
     privileges and obligations of the Muhajirs. If they refuse to migrate, tell them that they
     will have the status of Bedouin Muslims and will be subjected to the Commands of
     Allah like other Muslims, but they will not receive any share from the spoils of war or
     Fay' except when they actually fight with the Muslims (against the nonbelievers). If they
     refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizyah. If they agree to pay, accept it
     from them and hold your hand. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight
     them.

     When you lay siege to a fort and the besieged appeal to you for protection in the name
     of Allah and His Prophet, do not accord to them the guarantee of Allah and His
     Prophet, but accord to them your own guarantee and the guarantee of your
     companions. It is a lesser sin that the security given by you or your companions be
     disregarded than that the security granted in the name of Allah and His Prophet be
     violated. When you besiege a fort and the besieged want you to let them out in
     accordance with Allah's Command, do not let them come out in accordance with His
     Command, but do so at your (own) command, for you do not know whether or not
     you will be able to carry out Allah's behest with regard to them.
 
 

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