In Hidayah al-Hayarah, Ibn al-Qayyim said: “it will become clear to whoever carefully studies the life history (sirah) of the Prophet (pbuh) that he never forced anyone to embrace Islam. He only fought those who fought him, but as for those who entered a treaty with him, he did not kill them provided they abided by their treaty and they did not violate or go contrary to it. In fact, Allah commands him (pbuh) to stand by the agreement provided they stand firmly by the agreement, Allah says: “As long as they stand firmly, stand firmly (by the agreement)” (Qur’an 9:7). When the Prophet (pbuh) arrived at Medina he had a treaty with the Jews and he left them on their religion, but when they fought him and they betrayed him and initiated fighting against him, he fought back, although he pardoned some of them while he expelled some others. Also, when he had a treaty of ten years with the Quraysh, he did not initiate the fighting with them until they initiated it after violating the agreement. It was then that he fought them in their houses after they had fought him as they targeted him in the battle of Uhud, Khandaq and Badr”.