two expressions: "I grant you sanctuary" (ajartuk), and "I grant you security" (ammantuk). This is based on the saying of Allah the Almighty: "And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection" (Surah al-Tawbah: 6). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "We have granted protection to whom you have granted protection, and we have granted security to whom you have granted security." He also said: "Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe, and whoever closes his door upon himself is safe." Within this same meaning is if he says: Do not fear, do not be anxious, do not dread, there is no fear upon you, there is no harm upon you. It has been narrated on the authority of Umar that he said: If you say: There is no harm, or do not be anxious, or "mutarras" [fear not], then you have granted them security; for Allah the Almighty knows the languages. In another report: If a man says to a man: Do not fear, he has granted him security; and if he says: Do not be anxious, he has granted him security; for Allah knows the languages. It was narrated that Umar said to al-Hurmuzan: Speak, and there is no harm upon you. When he spoke, Umar ordered his execution. Anas ibn Malik said: You have no way to do that; you have granted him security. Umar replied: Not so. Al-Zubayr said: You said to him: Speak, and there is no harm upon you. So Umar refrained from executing him. Narrated by Sa'id and others. We know of no disagreement regarding any of this. As for if he says to him: Stand up, or stop, or throw down your weapon, our companions said: This is also a form of security; because the disbeliever believes this to be a security, so it resembles his saying: I grant you security. Al-Awza'i said: If the disbeliever claims that it was security, or