as for Maʿqil, there is some discussion regarding his memory, as the ḥāfiẓ stated in "al-Taqrīb": "Truthful but makes mistakes." He contradicted Ibn Lahīʿah in saying: "from Abū al-Zubayr, Jābir informed him," and in saying: "al-Madīnah" instead of "Makkah." It is difficult to prefer one statement over the other, and perhaps the preferable approach is to reconcile between them. As for Ibn Lahīʿah's statement: "al-Madīnah," it is supported by two witnesses: the first is from the ḥadīth of Anas ibn Mālik with the wording: "al-Madīnah is a sanctuary from such and such, whoever introduces an innovation there, or shelters an innovator, upon him is the curse of Allāh, the angels, and all people, Allāh will not accept from him any obligatory or voluntary act, and no weapon is to be carried there for fighting." It was narrated by Aḥmad (3/242) and its men are trustworthy, the men of Muslim except for Muʾammal, who is Ibn Ismāʿīl, and al-Haythamī said (3/302): "He is reliable, but there is some discussion about him." The other is from the ḥadīth of ʿAlī, similar to the good ḥadīth from Ibn Lahīʿah, and it includes: ".. and no weapon is to be carried there for fighting." It was narrated by Aḥmad and others with a sound chain, and it is referenced in "al-Irwāʾ" (4/250-251) and strengthened by the ḥāfiẓ in "al-Fatḥ" (4/85). As for Maʿqil's statement, it is supported by the ḥadīth of Ibn ʿAbbās, raised to the Prophet: "Indeed, Allāh sanctified Makkah, and it was not permissible for anyone before me, nor will it be permissible for anyone after me..." the ḥadīth. It was narrated by al-Bukhārī and others, and it is referenced there (4/248-249) and a similar ḥadīth