If a man intended to commit deviation in it while being in Adan of Abyan (a city in Yemen)…

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Hᾱkim

Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: If a man intended to commit deviation in it while being…

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ رَفَعَهُ: فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَمَنْ يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ} [الحج: 25] قَالَ: «لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا هَمَّ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ وَهُوَ بِعَدَنِ أَبْيَنَ لَأَذَاقَهُ اللَّهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا».

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported the following as Marfū‘ Hadīth: Regarding the statement of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic: {And whoever intends to deviate therein by evildoing, We will cause him to taste a painful punishment} [Surat al-Hajj: 25], he said: "If a man intended to commit deviation in it while being in Adan of Abyan (a city in Yemen), Allah would make him taste a painful punishment."

Explanation of the hadith: If a man intended to commit deviation in it while being…

Lessons: If a man intended to commit deviation in it while being…

• Emphasizing the unique status of the Haram (Sacred Sanctuary) and reverence for it.
• As-Sa‘di said: This noble verse emphasizes the obligation to respect the Sacred Sanctuary, the necessity of deeply venerating it, and the warning against intending or committing sins therein.
• Ad-Dahhāk said: A man may intend to sin in Makkah while being in another land, and it will be recorded against him, even if he does not carry it out.

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