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Sahih al-Bukhari 2090 (Book 34, Hadith 43) #2006
Prohibiting Unlawful Activities in Mecca

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) declared Mecca a sanctuary and prohibited anyone from uprooting its shrubs, cutting down its trees, chasing its game or picking up fallen items except by announcing it publicly.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "Allah made Mecca a sanctuary and it was neither permitted for anyone before, nor will it be permitted for anyone after me (to fight in it). And fighting in it was made legal for me for a few hours of a day only. None is allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to cut down its trees or to chase its game or to pick up its Luqata (fallen things) except by a person who would announce it publicly"'.Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib requested the Prophet, "Except Al-Idhkhir, for our goldsmiths and for the roofs of our houses". The Prophet ﷺ said, "Except Al-Idhkhir"'.Ikrima said, "Do you know what is meant by chasing its game? It is to drive it out of the shade and sit in its place". Khalid said, "('Abbas said: Al-Idhkhir) for our goldsmiths and our graves".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ، وَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي، وَلاَ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي، وَإِنَّمَا حَلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ، وَلاَ يُخْتَلَى خَلاَهَا، وَلاَ يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا، وَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ يُلْتَقَطُ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُعَرِّفٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ لِصَاغَتِنَا وَلِسُقُفِ بُيُوتِنَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا هُوَ أَنْ تُنَحِّيَهُ مِنَ الظِّلِّ، وَتَنْزِلَ مَكَانَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ خَالِدٍ لِصَاغَتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا‏.‏
TOPICS
mecca  *  sanctuary  *  prohibition  *  announcement

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect nature & sacred places; Make announcements when doing something wrong; Own up to your mistakes; Preserve holy sites for future generations.

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ declared the city of Mecca a sanctuary and prohibited any unlawful activities within it. He stated that no one is allowed to uproot the shrubs, cut down the trees, chase away animals or pick up any fallen items without announcing it publicly first. This hadith teaches us that we should respect nature and not take advantage of our surroundings without permission. We should also be mindful of our actions in sacred places like mosques and other holy sites as they are meant to be respected and preserved for future generations. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us about accountability; if we do something wrong then we must own up to it by making an announcement so that everyone knows what happened.

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