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==View of Shi'a Jurists==
==View of Shi'a Jurists==
 
Shi'a jurists have held two views on residency in [[Mecca]]: the well-known view and the less well-known view.
Shi'a jurists hold two views, a well-known and a less well-known one, regarding residency in Mecca.
 
====Well-known View====
====Well-known View====
According to the well-known view of Imami jurists,<ref>''Al-Durus'', vol. 1, p. 471; ''Madarik al-Ahkam'', vol. 8, p. 271; ''Kifayat al-Ahkam'', vol. 1, p. 360.</ref> residing (iqamah) in Mecca is reprehensible (makruh).<ref>''Al-Mabsut'', vol. 1, p. 385; ''Tadhkirat al-Fuqaha'', vol. 8, p. 447; ''Jawahir al-Kalam'', vol. 20, p. 70.</ref> Their support comes from narrations from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]]<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 4, pp. 227 and 230; ''Al-Tahdhib'', vol. 5, pp. 420 and 448; ''Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih'', vol. 2, pp. 252 and 254.</ref> which emphasize not residing in Mecca and leaving it after performing [[Hajj]]. Also, some narrations describe the practice of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] of leaving Mecca after performing the Hajj rituals.<ref>''Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih'', vol. 2, p. 194; ''Ilal al-Shara'i'', vol. 2, p. 446.</ref> It is reported that [[Imam Ali (a)]] never spent the night in Mecca because the Prophet (s) had migrated from Mecca.<ref>See: ''Bihar al-Anwar'', vol. 96, p. 82.</ref>
According to the well-known view of Imami jurists,<ref>''Al-Durus'', vol. 1, p. 471; ''Madarik al-Ahkam'', vol. 8, p. 271; ''Kifayat al-Ahkam'', vol. 1, p. 360.</ref> residing (iqamah) in Mecca is reprehensible (makruh).<ref>''Al-Mabsut'', vol. 1, p. 385; ''Tadhkirat al-Fuqaha'', vol. 8, p. 447; ''Jawahir al-Kalam'', vol. 20, p. 70.</ref> Their support comes from narrations from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]]<ref>''Al-Kafi'', vol. 4, pp. 227 and 230; ''Al-Tahdhib'', vol. 5, pp. 420 and 448; ''Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih'', vol. 2, pp. 252 and 254.</ref> which emphasize not residing in Mecca and leaving it after performing [[Hajj]]. Also, some narrations describe the practice of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] of leaving Mecca after performing the Hajj rituals.<ref>''Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih'', vol. 2, p. 194; ''Ilal al-Shara'i'', vol. 2, p. 446.</ref> It is reported that [[Imam Ali (a)]] never spent the night in Mecca because the Prophet (s) had migrated from Mecca.<ref>See: ''Bihar al-Anwar'', vol. 96, p. 82.</ref>