يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِذَا
ضَرَبۡتُمۡ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
فَتَبَيَّنُواْ
وَلَا
تَقُولُواْ
لِمَنۡ
أَلۡقَىٰٓ
إِلَيۡكُمُ
ٱلسَّلَٰمَ
لَسۡتَ
مُؤۡمِنٗا
تَبۡتَغُونَ
عَرَضَ
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
فَعِندَ
ٱللَّهِ
مَغَانِمُ
كَثِيرَةٞۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
كُنتُم
مِّن
قَبۡلُ
فَمَنَّ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
فَتَبَيَّنُوٓاْۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
خَبِيرٗا
٩٤
O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of Allāh, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, "You are not a believer,"1 aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allāh are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allāh conferred His favor [i.e., guidance] upon you, so investigate. Indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Greeting with the Salam is a Sign of Islam
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Ikrimah said that Ibn `Abbas said, "A man from Bani Sulaym, who was tending a flock of sheep, passed by some of the Companions of the Prophet and said Salam to them. They said (to each other), `He only said Salam to protect himself
…Greeting with the Salam is a Sign of Islam
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Ikrimah said that Ibn `Abbas said, "A man from Bani Sulaym, who was tending a floc
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