[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Makkah is sacred and the sale of its animals is forbidden. The renting of its houses is also forbidden." This has been narrated as a Marfu' hadith (elevated chain of narration) and its elevation is doubtful. The correct narration is that it is Mawquf (stopped at the level of the Companion). Abu Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami narrated it from Abu-l-Hasan Ad-Daraqutni.
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَكَّةُ حَرَامٌ وَحَرَامٌ بَيْعُ رِبَاعِهَا وَحَرَامٌ أَجْرُ بُيُوتِهَا كَذَا رُوِيَ مَرْفُوعًا وَرَفْعُهُ وَهْمٌ وَالصَّحِيحُ أَنَّهُ مَوْقُوفٌ قَالَهُ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الدَّارَقُطْنِيِّ