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2034. 'Alī narrated: "We did not write anything from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ except for the Qur'ān, and what is contained in this Ṣaḥīfah. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Al-Madīnah is sacred, the area between 'Ā'ir and Thawr. Whoever introduces any Hadāth or gives refuge to a Muḥdith, upon him will be the curse of Allāh, the angels and all the people, and no ʿAdl or Ṣar[1] will be accepted
from him. Protection granted by one Muslim is binding upon all of them, and may be given by the humblest of them. Whoever breaks the covenant of a Muslim, upon him be the curse of Allāh, the angels and all the people, and no 'Adl or Šarf will be accepted from him. Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father or to belong to someone other than his Mawlā, upon him be the curse of Allāh, the angels and all the people, and no 'Adl or Šarf will be accepted from him.” (Šahīh)
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[1] They say that these two words mean the obligatory and voluntary; or the voluntary and the obligatory; or repentance and just behavior, or exchange and ransom or the Day of Judgement.
Commentary
1. 'Ali, may Allāh be pleased with him, had no esoteric knowledge or special directive given to him in secrecy. Whatever he had or received, he disclosed it to others.
2. Al-Madinah, with its boundaries mentioned in the Hadīth is as sacred and inviolable as Makkah.
3. Muhdīth, and it may be read: Muhdath, the first is more popular as it appears in our text, and it refers to one who aids or harbors the criminal. The meaning of Muhdath is the innovated thing itself, for which “giving refuge” would mean accepting and abiding by it. See Minnat Al-Mun'im.
