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"The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Allah has made Mecca, a sanctuary, so it was a sanctuary before me and will
continue to be a sanctuary after me. It was made legal for me (i.e. I was allowed to fight in it) for a
few hours of a day. It is not allowed to uproot its shrubs or to cut its trees, or to chase (or disturb) its
game, or to pick up its luqata (fallen things) except by a person who would announce that (what he has
found) publicly.' Al-`Abbas said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Except Al-Idhkhir (a kind of grass) (for it is
used) by our goldsmiths and for our graves.' The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, 'Except Al-Idhkhir.' " `Ikrima said,
'Do you know what "chasing or disturbing" the game means? It means driving it out of the shade to
occupy its place."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 28, Hadith 13
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Abu Shuraih, Al-`Adawi said that he had said to `Amr bin Sa`id when he was sending the troops to
Mecca (to fight `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair), "O Chief! Allow me to tell you what Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said
on the day following the Conquest of Mecca. My ears heard that and my heart understood it
thoroughly and I saw with my own eyes the Prophet (ﷺ) when he, after Glorifying and Praising Allah,
started saying, 'Allah, not the people, made Mecca a sanctuary, so anybody who has belief in Allah
and the Last Day should neither shed blood in it, nor should he cut down its trees. If anybody tells
(argues) that fighting in it is permissible on the basis that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did fight in Mecca, say to
him, 'Allah allowed His Apostle and did not allow you.' "Allah allowed me only for a few hours on
that day (of the conquest) and today its sanctity is valid as it was before. So, those who are present
should inform those who are absent (concerning this fact." Abu Shuraih was asked, "What did `Amr
reply?" He said, (`Amr said) 'O Abu Shuraih! I know better than you in this respect Mecca does not
give protection to a sinner, a murderer or a thief."
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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."