Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he brought a letter from the Quraysh to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He narrates that when I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), love for Islam settled in my heart. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), by Allah, I will never go back to them. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will not break the treaty, and I will not keep the messenger with me. Go back to them. If you still feel the same in your heart as you do now, then you may return. The narrator says: I went back to those people. Then I returned to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and accepted Islam. The narrator named Abu Bukair states that Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) was a Copt.