The Book of Pilgrimage

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Jabir reported that the Prophet said: Abraham declared Mecca sacred, and I declare sacred the land between the two lava fields of Medina. Its thorn trees must not be cut, and its game must not be hunted.

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Amir ibn Sad reported from his father that the Messenger of Allah said: I declare sacred the land between the two lava fields of Medina: its thorn trees must not be cut and its game must not be killed. He also said: Medina is better for them, if they only knew. No one leaves it out of dislike for it without Allah replacing him there with someone better. No one endures its hardship and difficulty without my being an intercessor or a witness for him on the Day of Resurrection.

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Amir ibn Sad ibn Abi Waqqas reported from his father that the Messenger of Allah said, then related the previous hadith with this addition: Whoever intends harm against the people of Medina, Allah will melt him in the Fire as lead melts, or as salt dissolves in water.

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Amir ibn Sad reported: Sad rode to his estate at al-Aqiq and found a slave cutting down trees or stripping off their leaves. He took the slave belongings from him. When Sad returned, the slave owners came and asked him to return to the slave or to them what he had taken. He replied: I seek refuge in Allah from returning anything that the Messenger of Allah awarded me as a spoil. He refused to return it to them.

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Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah said to Abu Talha: Find me a boy from among your household who can serve me. Abu Talha took me along, seating me behind him, and I served the Messenger of Allah whenever he dismounted. The report continues: He went on until Uhud came into view and said: This is a mountain that loves us and that we love. When he looked over Medina, he said: O Allah, I declare sacred the area between its two mountains just as Abraham declared Mecca sacred. O Allah, bless them in their measures of mudd and sa.

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Anas ibn Malik transmitted a similar hadith from the Messenger of Allah, with the wording: “I declare sacred the land between its two lava fields.”

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Asim said: I asked Anas ibn Malik whether the Messenger of Allah had declared Medina sacred. He replied: Yes, from such-and-such a place to such-and-such a place. Whoever commits an offense there—and then he told me how grave this is—will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and Allah will accept from him neither obligatory nor voluntary deeds on the Day of Resurrection. Ibn Anas added: Or whoever shelters such an offender.

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Asim reported: I asked Anas whether the Messenger of Allah had declared Medina sacred. He replied: Yes, it is sacred; its vegetation must not be cut. Whoever does so will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people.

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Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah said: O Allah, bless their measures; bless their sa and their mudd.

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Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah said: O Allah, grant Medina twice the blessings You granted Mecca.

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Ibrahim al-Taymi reported from his father: Ali ibn Abi Talib addressed us and said: Whoever claims that we have anything besides the Book of Allah that we recite has lied. This document, hanging from the sheath of his sword, contains the prescribed ages of camels and rulings about wounds. It also states that the Prophet said: Medina is a sanctuary from Ayr to Thawr. Whoever commits an offense there or shelters an offender will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and Allah will accept from him neither obligatory nor voluntary deeds on the Day of Resurrection. The protection granted by Muslims is one and is binding even when granted by the least among them. Whoever falsely attributes himself to someone other than his father or claims allegiance to people other than his own patrons will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and Allah will accept from him neither obligatory nor voluntary deeds on the Day of Resurrection. The reports of Abu Bakr and Zuhayr stop at the statement that the protection granted by the least among Muslims is binding; they do not include what follows, nor the detail that the document hung from the sword sheath.

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A similar hadith is transmitted from al-Amash through the same chain as the report of Abu Kurayb from Abu Muawiya. This version adds: Whoever breaks a covenant made with a Muslim will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and no obligatory or voluntary deed will be accepted from him on the Day of Resurrection. Two other transmitters omit the words about falsely claiming another father, and the report of Waki omits “on the Day of Resurrection.”

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A similar hadith is transmitted from al-Amash through the same chain as the reports of Ibn Mushir and Waki, with a slight wording difference. It omits the phrase “who claims allegiance to people other than his own patrons” and the curse mentioned in connection with it.

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Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet said: Medina is a sanctuary. Whoever commits an offense there or shelters an offender will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and no obligatory or voluntary deed will be accepted from him on the Day of Resurrection.

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A similar hadith is transmitted from al-Amash through the same chain, but this version does not mention the Day of Resurrection. It adds: The protection granted by Muslims is one and is binding even when granted by the least among them. Whoever violates a Muslim protection agreement will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and no obligatory or voluntary deed will be accepted from him on the Day of Resurrection.

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Abu Huraira used to say: If I saw gazelles grazing in Medina, I would not frighten them, for the Messenger of Allah said: The land between its two lava fields is a sanctuary.

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Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah declared sacred the land between the two lava fields of Medina. Abu Huraira said: If I found gazelles between them, I would not frighten them. The Prophet designated a twelve-mile area around Medina as a protected pasture.

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Abu Huraira reported that when people saw the first fruits of the season, they brought them to the Prophet. When he received them, he said: O Allah, bless our fruits, bless our city, and bless our measures of sa and mudd. O Allah, Abraham was Your servant, close friend, and prophet, and I am Your servant and prophet. He prayed to You for Mecca, and I pray to You for Medina for blessings equal to those he sought for Mecca, and an equal amount in addition. Then he would call the youngest child present and give the fruit to that child.

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Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah would be brought the first fruits and say: O Allah, bless our city, our fruits, and our measures of mudd and sa; blessings upon blessings. Then he would give the fruit to the youngest child present.

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Abu Saeed, a client of al-Mahri, reported that hardship and distress struck them in Medina. He went to Abu Saeed al-Khudri and said: I have a large family, and hardship has befallen us. I am thinking of moving my family to the countryside. Abu Saeed said: Do not do that; stay in Medina. We once went with the Prophet and, I think he said, reached Usfan and stayed there several nights. The people said: By Allah, we are here doing nothing, while our families are left behind and we do not feel secure about them. This reached the Prophet, who said: What is this talk about you that has reached me? By the One by whom I swear—or by the One in whose hand my soul is; the narrator was unsure of the wording—I considered, or said if you wish—I am unsure which wording he used—ordering my camel to be saddled and not loosening its tack until I reached Medina. He then said: Abraham declared Mecca a sanctuary, and I declare Medina a sanctuary between its two mountain passes: no blood is to be shed there, no weapon is to be carried there for fighting, and no tree is to be stripped of branches except for fodder. O Allah, bless our city. O Allah, bless our mudd and sa measures. O Allah, bless our city and grant us twice the blessing. By the One in whose hand is my soul, there is no mountain pass or trail in Medina without two angels guarding it until you arrive. Then he told the people to set out. We set out for Medina, and, by the One by whom we swear—or in whose name an oath is sworn; Hammad was unsure—we had scarcely unloaded our saddles after arriving when Banu Abdullah ibn Ghatafan raided us. Nothing had stirred them to do so before then.