Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas: Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people)."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad), Hadith #187
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas: Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people)."
This hadith is from the book of Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 187 in book 52 of volume 4.
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