Chapter: About the Words of Allah, âWhoever Enters Therein Gains Immunity 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi âUmayr from Hammad al-Halabiy who has said the following: âI once asked abu âAbd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, âWhoever enters it (al-Haram, the sacred area) gains immunity.(3:96) He (the Imam) said, âIf a servant (of Allah) commits a crime outside al-Haram (the sacred area) then flees to al- Haram, no one can arrest him inside al-Haram; however, he can be stopped from entering the market place, to buy or sell; he is not fed, provided drink or spoken to.
If this is done, he eventually leaves; then he can be arrested. If one commits a crime inside al-Haram, he is brought to justice inside al- Haram; he has violated the sanctity of al-Haram.ââ Øس٠- Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (MirʾÄt al-Ê¿UqÅ«l fÄ« Sharḥ AkhbÄr Äl al-RasÅ«l (17/71))