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Sahih al-Bukhari 1834 (Book 28, Hadith 14) #1757
The Sanctity of Mecca

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) declared that Mecca is a sanctuary and should not be violated in any way.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: On the day of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no more emigration (from Mecca) but Jihad and intentions, and whenever you are called for Jihad, you should go immediately. No doubt, Allah has made this place (Mecca) a sanctuary since the creation of the heavens and the earth and will remain a sanctuary till the Day of Resurrection as Allah has ordained its sanctity. Fighting was not permissible in it for anyone before me, and even for me it was allowed only for a portion of a day. So, it is a sanctuary with Allah's sanctity till the Day of Resurrection. Its thorns should not be uprooted and its game should not be chased; and its luqata (fallen things) should not be picked up except by one who would announce that publicly, and its vegetation (grass etc) should not be cut". Al-'Abbas said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Except Al-Idhkhir, (for it is used by their blacksmiths and for their domestic purposes)". So, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Except Al-Idhkhir".
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمَ افْتَتَحَ مَكَّةَ ‏"‏ لاَ هِجْرَةَ وَلَكِنْ جِهَادٌ وَنِيَّةٌ، وَإِذَا اسْتُنْفِرْتُمْ فَانْفِرُوا، فَإِنَّ هَذَا بَلَدٌ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ، وَهُوَ حَرَامٌ بِحُرْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَحِلَّ الْقِتَالُ فِيهِ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي، وَلَمْ يَحِلَّ لِي إِلاَّ سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ، فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ بِحُرْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، لاَ يُعْضَدُ شَوْكُهُ، وَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهُ، وَلاَ يَلْتَقِطُ لُقَطَتَهُ إِلاَّ مَنْ عَرَّفَهَا، وَلاَ يُخْتَلَى خَلاَهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ، فَإِنَّهُ لِقَيْنِهِمْ وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ
TOPICS
mecca  *  sanctuary  *  jihad  *  emigration  *  thorns  *  game  *  vegetation  *  makkah  *  haram  *  hijrah  *  luqata

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Respect places of worship & nature around us

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the sanctity of the city of Mecca. It was declared by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that no one should fight in this city and it will remain a sanctuary until the Day of Resurrection. He also said that its thorns should not be uprooted, its game should not be chased and its luqata or fallen things should not be picked up except by someone who announces it publicly. Al-'Abbas asked for an exception to this rule for al-Idhkhir which is used by their blacksmiths and for domestic purposes to which the Prophet ﷺ agreed. This hadith teaches us to respect places of worship as well as nature around us and reminds us that we are all accountable for our actions on Judgement Day.

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