We came from Liyyah with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and when we reached Sidrah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood at one side of Qarnul-Aswad, facing it, then he turned his gaze towards Nakhibah (i.e., a valley) and he waited until all the people had stopped too. Then he said: ʿHunting in Wajj and cutting down its plants is haram; it is sacred to Allah.” That was before he came to at-Taʿif and besieged Thaqeef.  

أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ لَيَّةٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا عِنْدَ السِّدْرَةِ وَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي طَرَفِ الْقَرْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ حَذْوَهَا فَاسْتَقْبَلَ نَخِبًا بِبَصَرِهِ يَعْنِي وَادِيًا ووَقَفَ حَتَّى اتَّفَقَتِ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ صَيْدَ وَجٍّ وَعِضَاهَهُ حَرَمٌ مُحَرَّمٌ لِلَّهِ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهِ الطَّائِفَ وَحِصَارِهِ ثَقِيفَ  

[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , from Liyyah towards Makkah. When we reached As-Sidrah, on the outskirts of the black mountain, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , faced it with his eyesight, and then he stood still until the people gathered. Then he said, "Behold! The game (prey) and its blood which means this tree (Sidrah) is forbidden, sacred, and this was before he descended to Ta'if and was besieged in Thaqif." This narration was reported by Ahmad ibn Hanbal from Abdullah ibn Al-Harith, and he said about it, "And he faced it with his eyesight," meaning a valley.  

أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ لِيَّةَ نُرِيدُ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا عِنْدَ السِّدْرَةِ طَرَفِ الْقَرْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ حَذْوَهَا اسْتَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَخْبًا بِبَصَرِهِ ثُمَّ وَقَفَ حَتَّى اتَّفَقَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا إنَّ صَيْدَ وَجٍّ وَعِضَاهَهُ يَعْنِي شَجَرَهُ حَرَامٌ مُحَرَّمٌ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهِ الطَّائِفَ وَحِصَارِهِ ثَقِيفًا وَرَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَقَالَ فِيهِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ نَخْبًا بِبَصَرِهِ يَعْنِي وَادِيًا