Is it necessary to interpret the word "al-ḥujzah" mentioned in Al-Bukhari's Hadith: "Indeed, the womb ( رحم ) is a shajnah ( شجنة ) clinging to the 'ḥujzah' of the Most Merciful; whoever connects it, Allah connects him"?
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The of "al-Hajzah" (literally, the waist-wrapper or loincloth) is found in Musnad Ahmad with that specific wording, and with the wording "al-Haqw" (the waist/hip) in Bukhari. Imam Ahmad commanded that the attribute of "al-Hajzah" be taken at its apparent meaning, like all other attributes, and thus it does not require interpretation. A group of scholars affirmed it; indeed, Imam Ahmad censured those who denied it.
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