Explanation of the hadith: “Madinah is a sanctuary, so whoever innovates in it or shelters in it… the hadith,” and what is its authenticity?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A listener from the Arab Republic of Egypt, from Minya, asks and says: I heard a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which means: “Madinah is a sanctuary, so whoever innovates in it or shelters a wicked person in it, no justice will be accepted from him on the Day of Resurrection, and upon him will be the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people.” I have heard this hadith, and I now ask about its authenticity and its explanation if it is authentic? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The hadith is authentic in its meaning; the meaning he mentioned has an authentic hadith regarding it. It is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established a sanctuary for Madinah, just as there is a sanctuary for the Sacred Mosque. So the Prophet’s Mosque has a sanctuary, which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) legislated. It must be respected, and one must avoid innovations, sins, and evil deeds in it. One must not cut down its trees that grow naturally without anyone planting them; it is a sanctuary for it, in general, like the sanctuary of Makkah. And whoever innovates in it, meaning he introduces a bid'ah (religious innovation) or an innovation in the religion, and may Allah protect us from that, or shelters an innovator, meaning he supports an innovator or protects him from the application of the Shari'ah limit upon him—such as protecting a criminal who is subject to a limit and preventing its application—then[Al-Baqarah 2:161].
This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threatened. This indicates the greatness of this sanctuary and that it is not permissible to violate it, nor is it permissible for it to be a shelter for criminals and innovators in the religion of Allah the Exalted. Rather, the limits must be applied to them, even if they are in the sanctuary. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A listener from the Arab Republic of Egypt, from Minya, asks and says: I heard a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which means: “Madinah is a sanctuary, so whoever innovates in it or shelters a wicked person in it, no justice will be accepted from him on the Day of Resurrection, and upon him will be the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people.” I have heard this hadith, and I now ask about its authenticity and its explanation if it is authentic? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The hadith is authentic in its meaning; the meaning he mentioned has an authentic hadith regarding it. It is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established a sanctuary for Madinah, just as there is a sanctuary for the Sacred Mosque. So the Prophet’s Mosque has a sanctuary, which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) legislated. It must be respected, and one must avoid innovations, sins, and evil deeds in it. One must not cut down its trees that grow naturally without anyone planting them; it is a sanctuary for it, in general, like the sanctuary of Makkah. And whoever innovates in it, meaning he introduces a bid'ah (religious innovation) or an innovation in the religion, and may Allah protect us from that, or shelters an innovator, meaning he supports an innovator or protects him from the application of the Shari'ah limit upon him—such as protecting a criminal who is subject to a limit and preventing its application—then
upon them will be the curse of Allah and of the angels and the people, all together,
عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَThis is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threatened. This indicates the greatness of this sanctuary and that it is not permissible to violate it, nor is it permissible for it to be a shelter for criminals and innovators in the religion of Allah the Exalted. Rather, the limits must be applied to them, even if they are in the sanctuary. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح حديث (المدينة حرم، فمن أحدث فيها أو أوى فيها .. الحديث)، وما صحته؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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