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'''Sadd al-Abwāb''' (Arabic:{{iarabic| سدّ الابواب}}, lit: to close the doors) refers to the event that [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] ordered that all doors which were opened to [[Al-Masjid al-Nabawi|the mosque of Medina]] be closed  except the door of [['Ali]]'s (a) house. This [[hadith]] is frequently narrated ([[Mutawatir]]) in [[Shi'a]] and [[Sunni]] sources. The event of Sadd al-Abwab is regarded as one of the [[:Category:Excellences of Imam Ali (a)|excellences of Imam Ali (a)]]. He referred to this event in the [[six-member council]] for assigning [[caliph]] after [['Umar b. al-Khattab]].

Sadd (Arabic: {{ia|سدّ}}) means closing, and Abwāb (Arabic: {{ia|أبواب}}) means doors; then Sadd al-Abwab means "closing of doors."