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Mishkat al-MasabihThe Rites of Pilgrimage

Mishkat al-Masabih 2743

Chapter: The Sacred Territory of Medina. May God most high protect it - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 2743

Narrator:Sa‘d

وَعَنْ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَكِيدُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا انْمَاعَ كَمَا يَنْمَاعُ الْملح فِي المَاء»

Sa'd reported God’s messenger as saying, “No one will act deceitfully towards the inhabitants of Medina without being dissolved as salt is dissolved in water.” Bukhari and Muslim.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1877). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2743).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticمُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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  • تاريخ الإسلام الذهبي (162)لَا يَكِيدُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَحَدٌ بِسُوءٍ إلَّا انْمَاعَ كَمَا يَنْمَاعُ الْمِلْحُ فِي الْمَاءِ
  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (3853)لا يَكِيدُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَحَدٌ إِلا انْمَاعَ كَمَا يَنْمَاعُ الْمِلْحُ فِي الْمَاءِ
  • سير أعلام النبلاء الذهبي (532)لَا يَكِيدُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَحَدٌ بِسُوءٍ إِلَّا انْمَاعَ كَمَا يَنْمَاعُ الْمِلْحُ فِي الْمَاءِ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1387c

O Allah, bless the people of Medina in their mudd, the rest of the hadith being the same, and in It (this is also mentioned):" He wo intends to do harm to its people, Allah would efface him just as salt it dissolved in water."

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقَرَّاظِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ…

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