Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1018
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ، وَمُعَلَّى، وَعَارِمٌ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ: لَيْسَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الْفَاسِقِ حُرْمَةٌ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Al-Hasan said: There is no inviolable bond between you and a sinner.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The word حُرْمَةٌ can refer to inviolability, sacredness, or a protected right; the brief statement leaves the precise nuance open.
لَيْسَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الْفَاسِقِ حُرْمَةٌ
The Arabic literally denies a حُرْمَة (inviolable bond/protection) between the addressee and a transgressor; the intended practical implication is not stated.
Should this be understood as saying that no inviolable bond or protection is owed to a transgressor?