there is no god but Allah; if they say it, they protect their blood and wealth from me, except for its right." Some of them said: If he prays in the territory of Islam, he is not a Muslim, because he may intend to conceal himself by prayer and hide his religion, but if he prays in the territory of war, he is a Muslim, because there is no suspicion regarding him. Our evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "I have been forbidden from killing those who pray," and his saying: "Between us and them is prayer." He thus made prayer a boundary between Islam and disbelief; so whoever prays has entered the boundary of Islam. He also said regarding the slave: "If he prays, then he is your brother."
(15) Recorded by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter of If They Repent and Establish Prayer... from the Book of Faith; in: The Chapter of the Virtue of Facing the Qiblah... from the Book of Prayer; in: The Chapter of the Obligation of Zakat, from the Book of Zakat; in: The Chapter of Killing Whoever Refuses to Accept the Obligations, from the Book of Repenting the Apostates and the Obstinate...; and in: The Chapter of Following the Sunnahs of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and The Chapter of the Saying of Allah the Almighty: {And their affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves}... from the Book of Holding Fast (I'tisam). Sahih al-Bukhari 1/13, 109, 2/131, 9/19, 115, 138. Recorded by Muslim in: The Chapter of the Command to Fight the People until they say... from the Book of Faith, and in: The Chapter of the Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Book of the Virtues of the Companions. Sahih Muslim 1/51, 52, 53, 4/1871, 1872. Recorded by Abu Dawood in: The Chapter of Zakat, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Abi Dawood 1/356. Recorded by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter of What Has Come Regarding "I Have Been Commanded to Fight...", and The Chapter of What Has Come Regarding the Saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)... from the Chapters of Faith, and in: The Interpretation of Surah al-Ghashiyah, from the Chapters of Interpretation. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 10/68, 69, 71, 72, 12/243. Recorded by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter of the Withholder of Zakat, from the Book of Zakat; in: The Chapter of the Obligation of Jihad, from the Book of Jihad; in: The Chapter of the Sanctity of Blood, from the Book of Prohibitions; and in: The Chapter of Upon What People are Fought, from the Book of Faith. Al-Mujtaba 5/10, 11, 6/5, 7, 71, 73, 8/96. Recorded by Ibn Majah in: The Chapter of Faith, from the Introduction; and in: The Chapter of Restraining from Whoever Says "There is no god but Allah," from the Book of Tribulations. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/27, 2/1295. Recorded by al-Darimi in: The Chapter of Fighting Upon the Saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)... from the Book of Expeditions. Sunan al-Darimi 2/218. Recorded by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 1/11, 19, 35, 36, 2/314, 345, 377, 423, 439, 475, 482, 502, 527, 528, 3/199, 224, 225, 295, 300, 332, 339, 394, 4/8, 9, 5/246. (16) Recorded by Abu Dawood in: The Chapter of Judgment Regarding Hermaphrodites, from the Book of Etiquette. Sunan Abi Dawood 2/580. (17) Recorded by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter of What Has Come Regarding Abandoning Prayer, from the Chapters of Faith. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 10/90. Recorded by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter of Judgment Regarding the One Who Abandons Prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Al-Mujtaba 1/187. Recorded by Ibn Majah in: The Chapter of What Has Come Regarding Abandoning Prayer, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/342. Recorded by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 5/346, 355. (18) Recorded by Ibn Majah in: The Chapter of Kindness to Slaves, from the Book of Etiquette. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1217.
