Abu Hurayrah, recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim. However, it is apparent that these corroborating reports prohibit carrying weapons in Mecca only for the purpose of fighting. In their light, the hadith of Jabir—if established—must be understood accordingly, for it is unrestricted and must be qualified by them. This is perhaps what al-Bukhari intended by his statement in his Sahih (13 / al-‘Idayn 9—Chapter: What is disliked regarding carrying weapons on the day of Eid and in the Sanctuary). Al-Hasan said: “They were forbidden to carry weapons on the day of Eid unless they feared an enemy.”

Under this heading, al-Hafiz cited in al-Fath (2/455) Muslim’s hadith from Ma‘qil, but reported it in meaning, saying: “The Messenger of Allah prohibited carrying weapons in Mecca.” The sum of the preceding reports is that it is forbidden to carry weapons in Mecca and Medina for fighting; by implication, carrying them is permissible when there is fear of an enemy or civil strife. And Allah knows best.

2939 — “Indeed, among the speech most beloved to Allah is that a servant should say: ‘Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your Name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god besides You.’ And among the speech most detested by Allah is for one man to say to another, ‘Fear Allah,’ and for the latter to reply, ‘Mind your own business.’”

Al-Nasa’i recorded it in ‘Amal al-Yawm wa-al-Laylah (488/849), Ibn Mandah in al-Tawhid (fol. 123/2—al-Zahiriyyah), and al-Bayhaqi in al-Shu‘ab (1/359—Indian edition) and al-Da‘awat al-Kabir (102/136), through the route of Muhammad ibn Sa‘id ibn al-Asbahani, who said: Abu Mu‘awiyah related to us, from al-A‘mash, from Ibrahim al-Taymi, from al-Harith ibn Suwayd, from ‘Abd Allah, who said: The Messenger of Allah said it.