Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 35263 — Inviting the polytheists before they

Abu al-Bakhtari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) set out to fight the polytheists among the people of Persia, he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Hold back until I invite them, as I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) inviting them." He (may Allah be pleased with him) came to them and said: "I am a man from among you, and you have seen my rank among this people. We invite you to Islam. If you accept Islam, you will have the same rights that we have, and the same will be due from you as is due from us. And if you refuse to accept Islam, then pay the jizyah, humbled and subdued. And if you refuse to pay the jizyah as well, we will fight you." Those people replied: "As for Islam, we will not accept it. And as for the jizyah, we will not pay it either. As for fighting, we will certainly fight and do battle with you." The narrator said: He (may Allah be pleased with him) invited them in this way for three days, and they refused to accept. Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people: "Attack them."