Hadith on Pacts: Every treaty of justice before Islam affirmed

Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Islam does not increase any just pact from the time of ignorance but in firmness or magnitude.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2909

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

Imam Zuhrah commented, “It is a pact of justice, such as the Hilf al-Fudul, in which they agreed not to support wrongdoers over the wronged in Mecca.”

Source: Fatḥ al-Bārī 4/473

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُلُّ حِلْفٍ كَانَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَمْ يَزِدْهُ الْإِسْلَامُ إِلَّا شِدَّةً أَوْ حِدَّةً

2909 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

5/80 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج المسند

قال زُهْرَةَ حِلْفٌ كَحِلْفِ الْفُضُولِ وَكَانَ حِلْفُهُمْ أَنْ لَا يُعِينَ ظَالِمٌ مَظْلُومًا بِمَكَّةَ

4/473 فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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