The wording of the Peace Treaty Between the Muslims & Christians for Jerusalem
With regard to the wording of the pact between the Muslims and the people of Jerusalem [Ilya], the following has been recorded in Tarikh al-Tabari:
“In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. This is the assurance of safety which the servant of God, Umar, the Leader of the Faithful, has given to the people of Ilya [Jerusalem]. An assurance of safety is granted for themselves, for their wealth, their churches, their crosses, the sick and healthy of the city and their entire nation. No one shall reside in their churches or homes, nor will they be destroyed. The boundaries of their homes and churches will not be reduced and nor will their crosses or wealth be destroyed. There will be no compulsion upon them in matters of faith, nor will they be given any trouble. No one from among the Jews will live with them in Ilya and it is incumbent upon the people of Ilya to pay the jizya [tax] just as the inhabitants of the other cities do. They should expel the Byzantines and those who are instigating disorder from Ilya. And the life and wealth of those who are taken out from there will be protected until they reach their place of safety. And whoever amongst them wishes to remain in Ilya, will be granted protection and they will have to pay the jizya just like the other inhabitants of Ilya do.
“Among the people of Ilya, whoever wishes to go to the Byzantines and leave behind their places of worship and crosses, then their lives, places of worship and crosses will remain protected. (Even if they leave them behind, no harm will be done to them until they reach their place of safety.) Prior to the battle in Ilya, those who were among the farmers, and who now wish to remain settled upon their land, also need to pay the jizya like the people of Ilya do; however, those who wish to go with the Byzantines can do so, and whoever wants to return to their homes, they can do so and no jizya will be taken from them until the harvest of their crops. The conditions laid out in this letter are under the covenant of God and are the responsibility of His Prophet (sa), of the Caliphs and of the faithful for as long as they pay the jizya.”
Hazrat Khalid (ra) bin Walid, Hazrat Amr (ra) bin al-Aas, Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf and Hazrat Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan (ra) testified to this treaty.
(Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Tabari, Vol. 2 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 2012], p. 449)