Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 13585

Salamah bin Budayl bin Warqa' narrates: My father, Budayl bin Warqa', handed this letter over to me and said: "O my son, this is the letter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so take good care of it; as long as it remains among you, you will continue to be in goodness." "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This is a letter from the Messenger of Allah, Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), to Budayl bin Warqa', Bishr and the chiefs of Banu Amr. I praise before you Allah, besides whom there is no god. To proceed: I do not hold your affair to be a sin, nor do I set you aside. Among the people of Tihamah, the most honoured in my sight are you, and the closest to me in kinship, and those who follow you from among the Mutayyabin. For whoever of you emigrates, I have secured the same as I have secured for myself, even if he emigrated from his own land and did not settle in Makkah, except for one performing Umrah or Hajj. I have not neglected your affair, or have not handed it over; you need not fear me, nor be besieged. To proceed: Alqamah bin Ulathah and the two sons of Awn have accepted Islam, and they have pledged allegiance on behalf of those of Ikrimah who follow them, and he has secured for those of you who follow him the same as he secured for himself. We are part of one another forever, in the Hill (outside the sanctuary) and in the Haram." Abu Muhammad said: My father narrated to me
this report: I heard our Shaykhs saying: This letter was written by Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain contains narrators whom I do not know.