Silsilah as-Sahihah 131 — How long should fighting continue?

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they say «عربی». When they say «عربی», they will protect their blood and wealth from me, except for the right of Islam, and their reckoning is with Allah the Exalted." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: (You are only a reminder; you are not a warder over them).