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The Sufficient (Vol 4) · Hadith 794 (#Ḥadīth #4)

Chapter 19 | The Trees of al-Haram (the sacred area)

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) شَجَرَةٌ أَصْلُهَا فِي الْحِلِّ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي الْحَرَمِ فَقَالَ حُرِّمَ أَصْلُهَا لِمَكَانِ فَرْعِهَا قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ أَصْلَهَا فِي الْحَرَمِ وَفَرْعَهَا فِي الْحِلِّ فَقَالَ حُرِّمَ فَرْعُهَا لِمَكَانِ أَصْلِهَا.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about the case of a tree with its roots in non-al- Haram (the sacred area) and its branches in al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘Its roots are prohibited because of its branches.’ I then asked, ‘What if its roots are al-Haram (the sacred area) and its branches in non-al-Haram (the sacred area)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Its branches are prohibited because of its roots.’”

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