حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَا قَاتَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَوْمًا قَطُّ إِلَّا دَعَاهُمْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2105
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) did not fight any people until he had called them (to Islam).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020