Dalam Sahih al-Bukhari (2/803/2172), diriwayatkan daripada ‘Asim bahawa beliau berkata:

In Sahih ul-Bukhari (2/803/2172), it was related from ‘Asim that he said:

“Saya berkata kepada Anas, semoga Allah meridainya: “Sampaikah kepadamu bahawa Nabi ﷺ bersabda: “Tiada Hilf (perikatan) dalam Islam”?” Beliau menjawab: “Sesungguhnya Nabi ﷺ telah mengadakan Hilf (perikatan/pakatan) antara Quraisy dan Ansar di rumahku”.

“I said to Anas, may Allah be pleased with him: “Has it reached you that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “There is no Hilf (alliance) is Islam”?” He replied: “Verily, the Prophet (peace be upon him) made a Hilf (alliance/pact) between the Quraish and the Ansar in my house”.

Hadith ini juga telah diriwayatkan oleh Al-Bukhari dalam Sahih-nya (6/2673/6909), dalam Adab ul-Mufrad-nya (1/200/569), Sahih Muslim (4/1960-1961/2529), Sahih Ibn Hibban (10/379/4520), Sunan Abu Dawud (3/129/2926), Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal (3/111/12110), (3/145/12494), (3/281/14018), (3/281/14018), 3/281/14019, Musnad Al-Hamidiy (2/507/120), Al-Aahad Wa l-Mathaniy karya Imam ‘Amr bin ‘Asim Ash-Shaibaniy (3/382/1792), Sunan Al-Kubra karya Al-Baihaqi (6/262/12301) dan oleh Imam Abu Ya’la dalam Musnad-nya (7/90/4023), (7/90/4024) dan (7/91/4028).

This Hadith was also recorded by Al-Bukhari in his Sahih (6/2673/6909), in his Adab ul-Mufrad (1/200/569), Sahih Muslim (4/1960-1961/2529), Sahih Ibn Hibban (10/379/4520), Sunan Abu Dawud (3/129/2926), Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal (3/111/12110), (3/145/12494), (3/281/14018), (3/281/14018), 3/281/14019, Musnad of Al-Hamidiy (2/507/120), Al-Aahad Wa l-Mathaniy of Imam ‘Amr bin ‘Asim Ash-Shaibaniy (3/382/1792), Al-Baihaqi’s Sunan Al-Kubra (6/262/12301) and by Imam Abu Ya’la in his Musnad (7/90/4023), (7/90/4024) and (7/91/4028).

Anas bin Malik, semoga Allah meridhainya, adalah satu-satunya yang menggunakan lafaz “Haalafa”, yakni membuat perjanjian/pakatan. Manakala yang lain semuanya menggunakan lafaz “Aakhaa”, yakni menjadikan saudara. Nampaknya, beliau menggunakan lafaz “Haalafa”, bukan “Aakhaa”, untuk menegaskan keraguannya terhadap apa yang disampaikan orang ramai daripada Nabi ﷺ, berkenaan sabda baginda: “Tiada Hilf (persekutuan) dalam Islam”. Ini kerana beliau memerhatikan bahawa “Mu’akhaah” (menjadikan saudara) itu merangkumi di dalamnya segala yang digunakan orang untuk membuat perjanjian pada zaman pra-Islam (Jahiliyah) ketika mereka membuat persekutuan atau pakatan. Beliau betul dalam hal itu, kerana “Mu’akhaah” yang dilaksanakan oleh Nabi ﷺ di antara sahabat-sahabat baginda adalah lebih menyeluruh dan lebih mendalam daripada pakatan pada era pra-Islam. Namun, beliau tidak betul apabila berpegang kepada penggunaan lafaz tersebut sebagai jawapan, untuk menimbulkan keraguan terhadap pernyataan “Tiada Hilf dalam Islam” sebagai sabda Nabi ﷺ. Ini kerana nasikh (pemansuh) ini datang kemudian, selepas pembukaan Makkah yang gemilang, dan lafaz lengkapnya ialah: “Tiada Hilf (persekutuan) dalam Islam, dan mana-mana persekutuan yang dibuat pada zaman jahiliah, maka Islam hanya menambah kekuatannya”. Hadis ini telah sampai kepada kita melalui jalur Tawatur (riwayat berterusan). Hadis ini secara pasti bermaksud: “Janganlah membuat Hilf baharu dalam Islam selepas hari ini, dan mana-mana persekutuan yang dibuat pada zaman Jahiliyah kekal berdiri dan dilaksanakan. Islam hanya menambah kekuatannya.” Selain itu, dengan penaakulan yang lebih kuat: Pakatan (Tahaluf) yang dibuat dalam Islam, sebelum larangan ini, kekal berkuat kuasa, kecuali apa yang Nabi ﷺ sendiri batalkan.

Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, was alone in using the wording “Haalafa” i.e. to make a treaty/pact. Whilst, all others used the word “Aakhaa” i.e. to make brothers. It appears, that he used this wording “Haalafa”, instead of “Aakhaa”, to reinforce his lack of conviction concerning what the people were conveying from the Prophet (peace be upon him), in respect to him having said: “There is no Hilf (alliance making) in Islam”. That is as he observed that this “Mu’akhaah” (making of brothers) comprised, within it, all that the people use to make treaties upon in the pre-Islamic (Jaahiliyah) period when they made alliances or pacts. He was correct in respect to that, because this “Mu’akhaah” which the Prophet (peace be upon him) implemented, between his companions, was more comprehensive and deeper than the pact making of the pre-Islamic era. However, he was not correct to rely upon the utilization of that wording in response, in order to place doubt in the statement of “There is no Hilf in Islam” being attributable to the Prophet (peace be upon him). That is because this Nasikh (abrogator) came late following the glorious opening of Makkah and its complete wording was: “There is no Hilf (alliance) in Islam and any alliance made in the pre- Islamic period of ignorance (Jahiliyah), then Islam only increases it in strength”. And this Hadith has reached us by way of Tawatur (concurrent transmissions). This Hadith means by necessity: “Do not make a new Hilf in Islam after this day and any alliance that was made in the pre-Islamic period of Jahiliyah (ignorance) remains standing and in implementation. Islam only increases it in strength. In addition, by greater reasoning: Alliances or pacts (Tahaluf) which were made in islam, prior to this forbiddance, remain in place, apart from what the Prophet himself (peace be upon him) nullified.