To the governor of Mecca

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 67
Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 2, Chapter 67

To the governor of Mecca

فَالْعَاكِفُ: الْمُقيِمُ بِهِ، وَالْبَادِي: الَّذِي يَحُجُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ.
“al-‘ākif” (the dweller) here means he who is living there while “al-bādī” (the stranger) means he who is not among the people of Mecca, comes for ḥajj from outside.