Sahih Ibn Hibban 4504

Translation

✧ 'Who will go with this letter of mine to Caesar, and for him is Paradise?' A man from the people said, 'Even if I am not killed?' He said, 'Even if you are not killed.' The man went with it and met Caesar while he was going to Jerusalem. A carpet had been placed for him that no one else walked upon, so he threw the letter onto the carpet and stepped aside. When Caesar reached the letter, he took it, then called the head of the jathiliq and read it to him, and he said, 'My knowledge of this letter is like your knowledge.' Caesar called out, 'Who is the bearer of the letter? He is safe.' The man came, and Caesar said, 'When I arrive, come to me.' When he arrived, he came to him, and Caesar ordered the doors of his palace to be closed, then ordered a caller to announce: 'Indeed Caesar has followed Muhammad ﷺ and abandoned Christianity.' His soldiers came armed and surrounded his palace. He said to the messenger of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 'You see that I fear for my kingdom.' Then he ordered a caller to announce: 'Indeed Caesar is pleased with you, and he only tested you to see how patient you are upon your religion, so return.' They left, and Caesar wrote to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 'I am a Muslim,' and sent dinars to him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ read the letter, he said, 'The enemy of Allah has lied; he is not a Muslim, and he is upon Christianity.' And he distributed the dinars.

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