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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The hadith: "There is no hijrah after the conquest." The indefinite noun in a context of negation implies generality. What made us specify it?

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The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner :
Narrated Mujahid bin Jabir Al-Makki: `Abdullah bin `Umar used to say, "There is no more Hijrah (i.e. migration) after the Conquest of Mecca." لا هجرة بعد الفتح
Sahih al-Bukhari 3899
An indefinite noun in a context of negation implies generality

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : What made us specify it with Makkah?

The Shaykh : Because the questioner was asking him while he was in Makkah. Also, hijrah, by the consensus of the Muslims, remains until the Day of Resurrection.
Source alathar.net

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