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What is the authenticity of interpreting the phrase "هتك عرضي" (he disgraced my honor) as referring to satire in the hadith "As for my cousin, he disgraced my honor," and why was it used with Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Harith and not with others who satirized the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or who slandered Lady Aisha in the incident of the slander? And what is the saying that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, referred to by his words: "He is the one who said to me in Mecca what he said"?

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The hadith states that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith: "As for my cousin, he assailed my honor," and about Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah: "As for my cousin through my aunt and my brother-in-law, he is the one who said to me in Mecca what he said."

1. Assailed my honor (hataka irdi): The intent here is insulting one's honor and lineage through verbal abuse and satire, not immorality. This is because Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith used to satirize the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. 2. Said to me in Mecca what he said: This refers to Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah's rejection of the call to Islam, his obstinacy, and his demanding of miraculous signs that would be impossible to fulfill, as mentioned in Surat al-Isra, verses 90-93.

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