3833 - Ja'far ibn Munir al-Mada'ini narrated to us, 'Abd al-Wahhab, meaning Ibn 'Ata', narrated to us, Sa'id reported from Qatadah regarding His saying: "at Bakkah, blessed," he said: "Allah gathered all people there, so women pray in front of men, and this is not done in any land other than it." Abu Muhammad said: It is narrated from Mujahid, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, 'Ikrimah, Qatadah, 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb, and Muqatil ibn Hayyan similarly.
The Fourth Aspect:
3834 - It was read to Bahr ibn Nasr al-Khawlani, Ibn Wahb narrated to us, Ya'qub al-Iskandarani narrated to me that he asked Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Muhajir to write for him regarding a house in his residence in Makkah, and Ibn Farrukh wrote to me: "Beware of renting it out, or consuming any of its revenue, for it was only called Bakkah because it used to push (tabukku) away darkness."
The Fifth Aspect:
3835 - It is mentioned from Hammad ibn Salamah, from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas who said: "Makkah is from al-Fajj to al-Tan'im, and Bakkah is from the House (al-Bayt) to al-Batha'."
The Sixth Aspect:
3836 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Ibn Fudayl narrated to us, from Husayn, from Abu Malik who said: "The location of the House is Bakkah, and whatever is other than that is Makkah." Abu Muhammad said: It is narrated from 'Atiyyah, Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, Abu Salih, and Muqatil ibn Hayyan similarly.
The Seventh Aspect:
3837 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Khalid ibn Hayyan narrated to us, from Ja'far ibn Burqan, from 'Ikrimah who said: "The House and what is around it is Bakkah, and what is beyond that is Makkah." Abu Muhammad said: It is narrated from Maymun ibn Mihran similarly.
3838 - al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us, Abu Qatan narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from al-Mughirah, from Ibrahim who said: "Bakkah: the House and the Mosque." Abu Muhammad said: It is narrated from Ibn Shihab the same as that.
٣٨٣٣ - حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ الْمَدَائِنِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ يَعْنِي: ابْنَ عَطَاءٍ أَنْبَأَ سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فِي قَوْلِهِ: لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكاً قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَكَّ بِهِ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً، فَيُصَلِّي النِّسَاءُ أَمَامَ الرِّجَالِ، وَلا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِبَلَدٍ غَيْرِهِ. قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، وَعِكْرِمَةَ، وَقَتَادَةَ، وَعَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، وَمُقَاتِلِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الرَّابِعُ:
٣٨٣٤ - قُرِئَ عَلَى بَحْرِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ الْخَوْلانِيِّ، ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ الإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيُّ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ يَكْتُبُ لَهُ فِي مَنْزِلٍ فِي دَارِهِ بِمَكَّةَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ ابْنُ فَرُّوخٍ: إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُكْرِيَهَا، أو تأكل مِنْ خَرَاجِهَا شَيْئاً، فَإِنَّهَا إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَتْ بَكَّةَ لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَبُكُّ الظُّلْمَةَ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الْخَامِسُ:
٣٨٣٥ - ذُكِرَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: مَكَّةُ مِنَ الْفَجِّ إِلَى التَّنْعِيمِ، وَبَكَّةُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَى الْبَطْحَاء.
وَالْوَجْهُ السَّادِسُ:
٣٨٣٦ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، ثنا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ قَالَ: مَوْضِعُ الْبَيْتِ بَكَّةُ وَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مَكَّةُ. قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ: وَرُوِيَ عَنِ عَطِيَّةَ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ وَأَبِي صَالِحٍ، وَمُقَاتِلِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
وَالْوَجْهُ السَّابِعُ:
٣٨٣٧ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، ثنا خَالِدُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بُرْقَانَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ: الْبَيْتُ وَمَا حَوْلَهُ بَكَّةُ، وَمَا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ مَكَّة. قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ: وَرُوِيَ عَنِ مَيْمُون بْنِ مهرانٍ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
٣٨٣٨ - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ، ثنا أَبُو قَطَنٍ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: بَكَّةُ: الْبَيْتُ وَالْمَسْجِد. قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد، وَرُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ.
