In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuzaʿa killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in revenge for a killed person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet ﷺ about it. So he rode his Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, "Allah held back the killing from Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet ﷺ said "elephant or killing," as the Arabic words standing for these words have great similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the believers over power the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) in it was made legal for me for few hours or so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is not allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick up its Luqat (fallen things) except by a person who will look for its owner (announce it publicly). And if somebody is killed, then his closest relative has the right to choose one of the two-- the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation having the killer killed. In the meantime a man from Yemen came and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Get that written for me." The Prophet ﷺ ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man from Quraish said, "Except Al-Idhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, as we use it in our houses and graves." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Except Al-Idhkhir i.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked."

أَنَّ خُزَاعَةَ قَتَلُوا رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ عَامَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ بِقَتِيلٍ مِنْهُمْ قَتَلُوهُ فَأُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَخَطَبَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْقَتْلَ أَوِ الْفِيلَ شَكَّ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلاَ وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي أَلاَ وَإِنَّهَا حَلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ أَلاَ وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ لاَ يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلاَ يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلاَ تُلْتَقَطُ سَاقِطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ فَمَنْ قُتِلَ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُعْقَلَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُقَادَ أَهْلُ الْقَتِيلِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ اكْتُبْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوا لأَبِي فُلاَنٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُقَالُ يُقَادُ بِالْقَافِ فَقِيلَ لأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ كَتَبَ لَهُ قَالَ كَتَبَ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةَ

"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-ʿAbbas said, 'O Messenger of Allah 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.' " ʿIkrima said, 'Do you know what "chasing or disturbing" the game means? It means driving it out of the shade to occupy its place."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ فَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ لاَ يُخْتَلَى خَلاَهَا وَلاَ يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ تُلْتَقَطُ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُعَرِّفٍ وَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ لِصَاغَتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا فَقَالَ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ وَعَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا لاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا هُوَ أَنْ يُنَحِّيَهُ مِنَ الظِّلِّ يَنْزِلُ مَكَانَهُ

When Allah gave victory to His Apostle over the people of Mecca, Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up among the people and after glorifying Allah, said, "Allah has prohibited fighting in Mecca and has given authority to His Apostle and the believers over it, so fighting was illegal for anyone before me, and was made legal for me for a part of a day, and it will not be legal for anyone after me. Its game should not be chased, its thorny bushes should not be uprooted, and picking up its fallen things is not allowed except for one who makes public announcement for it, and he whose relative is murdered has the option either to accept a compensation for it or to retaliate." Al-ʿAbbas said, "Except Al-Idhkhir, for we use it in our graves and houses." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except Al-Idhkhir." Abu Shah, a Yemenite, stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Get it written for me." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Write it for Abu Shah." (The sub-narrator asked Al-Auza'i): What did he mean by saying, "Get it written, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "The speech which he had heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."

لَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ قَامَ فِي النَّاسِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَإِنَّهَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي فَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلاَ تَحِلُّ سَاقِطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهْوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُفْدَى وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُقِيدَ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ لِقُبُورِنَا وَبُيُوتِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَقَامَ أَبُو شَاهٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوا لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اكْتُبُوا لأَبِي شَاهٍ قُلْتُ لِلأَوْزَاعِيِّ مَا قَوْلُهُ اكْتُبُوا لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuzaʿa killed a man from the tribe of Bam Laith in revenge for a killed person belonging to them in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance. So Allah's Apostle got up saying, "Allah held back the (army having) elephants from Mecca, but He let His Apostle and the believers overpower the infidels (of Mecca). Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary)! Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anybody before me, nor will it be permitted for anybody after me; It was permitted for me only for a while (an hour or so) of that day. No doubt! It is at this moment a sanctuary; its thorny shrubs should not be uprooted; its trees should not be cut down; and its Luqata (fallen things) should not be picked up except by the one who would look for its owner. And if somebody is killed, his closest relative has the right to choose one of two things, i.e., either the Blood money or retaliation by having the killer killed." Then a man from Yemen, called Abu Shah, stood up and said, "Write that) for me, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said (to his companions), "Write that for Abu Shah." Then another man from Quraish got up, saying, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Except Al- Idhkhir (a special kind of grass) as we use it in our houses and for graves." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except Al-idhkkir."

أَنَّهُ عَامَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ قَتَلَتْ خُزَاعَةُ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ بِقَتِيلٍ لَهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلاَ وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي أَلاَ وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ أَلاَ وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ لاَ يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلاَ يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلاَ يَلْتَقِطُ سَاقِطَتَهَا إِلاَّ مُنْشِدٌ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهْوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا يُودَى وَإِمَّا يُقَادُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو شَاهٍ فَقَالَ اكْتُبْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اكْتُبُوا لأَبِي شَاهٍ ثُمَّ قَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّمَا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ وَتَابَعَهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ شَيْبَانَ فِي الْفِيلِ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ الْقَتْلَ وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُقَادَ أَهْلُ الْقَتِيلِ

Verily Allah held back the elephants from Mecca and gave the domination of it to His Messenger and believers, and it (this territory) was not violable to anyone before me and it was made violable to me for an hour of a day, and it shall not be violable to anyone after me. So neither molest the game, nor weed out thorns from it. And it is not lawful for anyone to pick up a thing dropped but one who makes public announcement of it. And it a relative of anyone is killed he is entitled to opt for one of two things. Either he should be paid blood-money or he can take life as (a just retribution). 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) said: Messenger of Allah, but Idhkhir (a kind of herbage), for we use it for our graves and for our houses, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: With the exception of Idhkhir. A person known as Abu Shah, one of the people of Yemen, stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, (kindly) write it for me. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said I Write it for Abu Shah. Walid said: I asked al-Auzai': What did his saying mean:" Write it for me, Messenger of Allah"? He said: This very address that he had heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

لَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ ﷻ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ قَامَ فِي النَّاسِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّهَا لَنْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَإِنَّهَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَإِنَّهَا لَنْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي فَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلاَ تَحِلُّ سَاقِطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُفْدَى وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُقْتَلَ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي قُبُورِنَا وَبُيُوتِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَقَامَ أَبُو شَاهٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوا لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اكْتُبُوا لأَبِي شَاهٍ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ فَقُلْتُ لِلأَوْزَاعِيِّ مَا قَوْلُهُ اكْتُبُوا لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

Abu Hurairah said “When Allah, the Exalted, granted the conquest of Makkah to his Apostle, the Prophet ﷺ stood among them(the people) and praised Allaah and extolled Him. He then said, Verily Allaah stopped the Elephant from Makkah, and gave His Apostle and the believers sway upon it and it has been made lawful for me only for one hour on one day then it will remain sacred till the Day of Resurrection. Its trees are not to be cut, its game is not to be molested and the things dropped there are to be picked up only by one who publicly announces it. ‘Abbas or Al ‘Abbas suggested “Apostle of Allaah ﷺ except the rush(idhkir) for it is useful for our graves and our houses. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Except the rush.” Abu Dawud said “Ibn Al Musaffa added on the authority of Al Walid Abu Shah a man from the people of the Yemen stood and said “Give me in writing, Apostle of Allaah ﷺ”. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Give in writing to Abu Shah. I said to Al Awza’i “What does the statement mean? Give Abu Shah in writing?” He said “This was an address which he heard from the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ.”

لَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيهِمْ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ هِيَ حَرَامٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لاَ يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ فَقَامَ عَبَّاسٌ أَوْ قَالَ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّهُ لِقُبُورِنَا وَبُيُوتِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ

"This Makkah was made sacred by Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, the day He created the heavens and the Earth. Fighting therein was not permitted for any one before me or after me rather it was permitted for me for a short part of a day. At this moment it is a sanctuary that is sacred by the decree of Allah until the Day of Resurrection. Its green grass is not to be uprooted or cut, its trees are not to be cut and its game is not to be distributed. IT is not permissible to pick up its lost property except by one who will announce it publicly." Al-Abbas who was a man of experience, stood up and said: "Except Idkhair, for we use it for our raves and houses." He said: "Except Idhkhir."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ هَذِهِ مَكَّةُ حَرَّمَهَا اللَّهُ ﷻ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلاَ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَهِيَ سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ بِحَرَامِ اللَّهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لاَ يُخْتَلَى خَلاَهَا وَلاَ يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ فَقَامَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً مُجَرِّبًا فَقَالَ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّهُ لِبُيُوتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا فَقَالَ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ

[AI] "It was the year when Mecca was conquered, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and said, 'Indeed, Allah prevented the people of Mecca from the elephant, and He sent His Messenger ﷺ and the believers against them. Behold, Mecca was not made lawful for anyone before me, and it will not be made lawful for anyone after me. Indeed, this hour of mine is sacred, its sanctity is not to be violated, its trees should not be cut, and its fallen leaves should not be picked up, except by one who calls out (to inform people about the lost items)."

أَنَّهُ عَامَ فُتِحَتْ مَكَّةُ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلَا تَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ لَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا وَلَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا تُلْتَقَطُ سَاقِطَتُهَا إِلَّا لِمُنْشِدٍ»

[AI] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Verily, Allah has forbidden Makkah to all before me and to all after me. It has been made lawful only for me for an hour of the day that is not followed by anything else. Its vegetation may not be uprooted, its trees may not be cut, its game may not be scared away, and its fallen animals may not be picked up except by a man who makes a public announcement about it. Al-Abbas said: Except for the ithkhir, for our blacksmiths' shop and our graves."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ فَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَلا تَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ لَا يُخْتَلَى خَلاهَا وَلا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلا يُنَفَّرُصَيْدُهَا وَلا تُلْتَقَطُ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلا لِمُعَرِّفٍ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ إِلا الْإِذْخِرَ لِصَاغَتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا قَالَ إِلا الْإِذْخِرَ

Abu Hurairah said “When Allah, the Exalted, granted the conquest of Makkah to his Apostle, the Prophet ﷺ stood among them(the people) and praised Allaah and extolled Him. He then said, Verily Allaah stopped the Elephant from Makkah, and gave His Apostle and the believers sway upon it and it has been made lawful for me only for one hour on one day then it will remain sacred till the Day of Resurrection. Its trees are not to be cut, its game is not to be molested and the things dropped there are to be picked up only by one who publicly announces it. ‘Abbas or Al ‘Abbas suggested “Apostle of Allaah ﷺ except the rush(idhkir) for it is useful for our graves and our houses. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Except the rush.” Abu Dawud said “Ibn Al Musaffa added on the authority of Al Walid Abu Shah a man from the people of the Yemen stood and said “Give me in writing, Apostle of Allaah ﷺ”. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “Give in writing to Abu Shah. I said to Al Awza’i “What does the statement mean? Give Abu Shah in writing?” He said “This was an address which he heard from the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2017)

لَمَّا فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِمْ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ هِيَ حَرَامٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلَا تَحِلُّ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلَّا لِمُنْشِدٍ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَفْدِيَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو شَاهٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اكْتُبُوا لِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اكْتُبُوا لِأَبِي شَاةٍ فَقَامَ عَبَّاسٌ أَوْ قَالَ قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّهُ لِقُبُورِنَا وَبُيُوتِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ

[AI] He heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then he went out to his people's gathering, and he sat among them. So I approached him and sat with him, as he spoke to his people as Amr ibn Sa'id had reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and what Amr ibn Sa'id said to him was: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he opened Mecca. So, on the day after the conquest, Khuzayah killed a man from Huza'il, and he was a polytheist. So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us as a preacher and said, "O people, verily, Allah ﷻ has made Mecca sacred on the day He created the heavens and the earth. It remains sacred from Allah's sanctity until the Day of Resurrection. It is not permissible for anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day to shed blood therein or to support a tree therewith that was not allowed for anyone before me or will be allowed for anyone after me. It is not allowed for me except during the state of falling into divine wrath. Verily, it has now returned to its state of sanctity as it was yesterday. So, let those who witnessed it inform those who were absent. For anyone who says to you that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought with Mecca, say, "Allah ﷻ has allowed it for His Messenger and has not allowed it for you, O people of Huza'il. Put your hands off killing, for it has become common that if you kill a person, you will have to bear the burden of his guilt. So, whoever is killed after my statement, his relatives will have the choice to either take the blood money or retaliate. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ approached the man whom Huza'il had killed and said so, then Amr ibn Sa'id said to Abu Shuraih, "You may go, O Sheik, as we know better than you its sanctity, that it does not prevent shedding blood, disobeying, or paying compensation. So, I said, "I was present and you were absent, and I conveyed it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to convey to our absentees what we witnessed, and I have conveyed it to you, and it is your matter now."

سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى نَادِي قَوْمِهِ فَجَلَسَ فِيهِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَجَلَسْتُ مَعَهُ فَحَدَّثَ قَوْمَهُ كَمَا حَدَّثَ عَمْرَو بْنَ سَعِيدٍ مَا سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَمَّا قَالَ لَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا هَذَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْفَتْحِ عَدَتْ خُزَاعَةُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَهُوَ مُشْرِكٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِينَا خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِوَالْأَرْضَ فَهِيَ حَرَامٌ مِنْ حَرَامِ اللهِ تَعَالَى إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرِئٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ يَسْفِكَ فِيهَا دَمًا وَلَا يَعْضِدَ بِهَا شَجَرًا لَمْ تَحْلِلْ لِأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَلَا تَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي وَلَمْ تَحْلِلْ لِي إِلَّا هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ غَضَبًا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا أَلَا ثُمَّ قَدْ رَجَعَتْ كَحُرْمَتِهَا بِالْأَمْسِ أَلَا فَلْيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ مِنْكُمُ الْغَائِبَ فَمَنْ قَالَ لَكُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَاتَلَ بِهَا فَقُولُوا إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَحَلَّهَا لِرَسُولِهِ وَلَمْ يُحْلِلْهَا لَكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ خُزَاعَةَ ارْفَعُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنِ الْقَتْلِ فَقَدْ كَثُرَ أَنْ يَقَعَ لَئِنْ قَتَلْتُمْ قَتِيلًا لَأَدِيَنَّهُ فَمَنْ قُتِلَ بَعْدَ مَقَامِي هَذَا فَأَهْلُهُ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِنْ شَاءُوا فَدَمُ قَاتِلِهِ وَإِنْ شَاءُوا فَعَقْلُهُ ثُمَّ وَدَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي قَتَلَتْهُ خُزَاعَةُ فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ سَعِيدٍ لِأَبِي شُرَيْحٍ انْصَرِفْ أَيُّهَا الشَّيْخُ فَنَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِحُرْمَتِهَا مِنْكَ إِنَّهَا لَا تَمْنَعُ سَافِكَ دَمٍ وَلَا خَالِعَ طَاعَةٍ وَلَا مَانِعَ جِزْيَةٍ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ كُنْتُ شَاهِدًا وَكُنْتَ غَائِبًا فَقَدْ بَلَّغْتُ وَقَدْ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَ شَاهِدُنَا غَائِبَنَا وَقَدْ بَلَّغْتُكَ فَأَنْتَ وَشَأْنُكَ

[AI] When Allah, the Most High, opened Mecca for His Messenger ﷺ , these two men from the Banu Layth tribe killed a man with pre-Islamic blood-money rights. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed about it, so he stood up and said, "Verily, Allah, the Most High, has restricted the conquest of Mecca from the people and has bestowed it upon His Messenger and the believers. It is not permissible for anyone before me or after me. It was only made permissible for me for an hour during the day, and this hour has passed. Then, it is haram (forbidden), and its trees are not to be cut, its thorns are not to be broken, and its fallen branches are not to be picked up except by a reciter. And whoever is killed for it, he is the best of two options: either he is killed or he pays the blood money." Then, a man from Yemen known as Abu Shah stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, write it for me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Write it for Abu Shah." Then, Abbas stood up and said, "Except for the ithkur (a type of tree), for we make it in our graves and in our houses." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except for the ithkur."

لَمَّا فَتْحَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ قَتَلَتْ هُذَيْلُ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ بِقَتِيلٍ كَانَ لَهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا حَبَسَ الْفِيلَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّهَا لَا تَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَلَا تَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ ثُمَّ هِيَ حَرَامٌ لَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلَا يُلْتَقَطُ سَاقِطُهَا إِلَّا لِمُنْشِدٍ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يَفْدِيَ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو شَاهٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اكْتُبُوا لِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اكْتُبُوا لِأَبِي شَاهٍ» ثُمَّ قَامَ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي قُبُورِنَا وَفِي بُيُوتِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ»

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وقف عام الفتح بالحجون فقال والله إنك لأخير أرض الله وأحب أرض الله إلى الله ولولاَ أني أخرجت منك ما خرجت وإنها لم تحل لأحد كان قبلي ولاَ تحل لأحد بعدي وَإنَّما أحلت لي ساعة من نهار ثُمَّ هي حرام ساعتي هذه لا يعضد شجرها ولاَ يحتش كلأها ولاَ تلتقط ضالتها إلاَّ لمنشد قال فقال رجل قال وزعم الناس أنه عباس يا رَسولَ اللهِ إلاَّ الإذخر فإنه لبيوتنا ولقبورنا ولعيوننا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إلاَّ الإذخر

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah has prohibited Mecca, and it is not permissible for anyone before me or after me. It was only made permissible for me for a period of time during the day that cannot be surpassed, its thorny bushes cannot be uprooted, its prey cannot be frightened away, and its lost items cannot be picked up except by someone who announces it." Abbas said, "O Messenger of Allah, except for the Izdir for our goldsmiths?" He said, "Except for the Izdir."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ فَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَلَا تَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِيَ سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ لَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا وَلَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلَا يُلْتَقَطُ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلَّا لِمُعَرِّفٍ» قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ لِصَاغَتِنَا قَالَ «إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ»

[AI] He heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then he went out to his people's gathering and sat in it. So I went to him and sat with him. He addressed his people as 'Amr Ibn Sa'id narrated. Abu Shurayh said, "I said, O people, we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he conquered Makkah. When the next day came after the day of the conquest, Khuzay'ah attacked a man from Hudhayl and killed him. He was a polytheist. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then stood up to deliver a sermon and said, 'O people, Allah has forbidden Makkah since the day He created the heavens and the earth. It is a sanctuary of Allah's sanctuary until the Day of Resurrection. It is not permissible for anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day to shed blood therein or to support it with anything. It has not been lawful to anyone before me, nor is it lawful to anyone after me, and it was not lawful for me except for this hour. Its sanctity will be restored just like it was sanctified yesterday. Let the witness among you inform the absent one. So whoever told you that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought with it, then say that Allah has made it lawful for His Messenger, but He did not make it lawful for you, O people of Khuzay'ah. So put away your hands from killing, for it is a grave sin that you have committed. You have killed a man in violation of his covenant. Whoever kills after my statement, then his relatives have the choice between two good things, whether to pay the blood money for his killer, or to retaliate with his life.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ paid the blood money for the man who was killed from Hudhayl, and the wording is according to the narration of Nufayl."

سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى نَادِي قَوْمِهِ فَجَلَسَ فِيهِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَجَلَسْتُ مَعَهُ فَحَدَّثَ قَوْمَهُ كَمَا حَدَّثَ عَمْرُو بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا هَذَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْفَتْحِ عَدَتْ خُزَاعَةُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَهُوَ مُشْرِكٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللهَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فَهِيَ حَرَامٌ مِنْ حُرُمِ اللهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرِئٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ يَسْفِكَ بِهَا دَمًا وَلَا يَعْضِدَ بِهَا شَجَرًا لَمْ تُحَلَّلْ لِأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَلَا تُحَلَّلْ لِأَحَدٍ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي وَلَمْ تُحَلَّلْ لِي إِلَّا هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ غَضَبًا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا إِلَّا ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ حُرْمَتُهَا كَحُرْمَتِهَا بِالْأَمْسِ فَلْيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ مِنْكُمُ الْغَائِبَ فَمَنْ قَالَ لَكُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَاتَلَ بِهَا فَقُولُوا إِنَّ اللهَ أَحَلَّهَا لِرَسُولِهِ وَلَمْ يُحِلِّهَا لَكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ خُزَاعَةَ فَارْفَعُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنِ الْقَتْلِ فَقَدْ كَبِرَ أَنْ يَقَعَ لَقَدْ قَتَلْتُمْ قَتِيلًا لَأَدِيَنَّهُ فَمَنْ قَتَلَ بَعْدَ مَقَامِي هَذَا فَأَهْلُهُ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِنْ شَاءُوا افْتَدَوْا بِقَاتِلِهِ وَإِنْ شَاءُوا بِعَقْلِهِ ثُمَّ أَدَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ دِيَةَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي قُتِلَ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ النُّفَيْلِيِّ

"This Makkah was made sacred by Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, the day He created the heavens and the Earth. Fighting therein was not permitted for any one before me or after me rather it was permitted for me for a short part of a day. At this moment it is a sanctuary that is sacred by the decree of Allah until the Day of Resurrection. Its green grass is not to be uprooted or cut, its trees are not to be cut and its game is not to be distributed. IT is not permissible to pick up its lost property except by one who will announce it publicly." Al-Abbas who was a man of experience, stood up and said: "Except Idkhair, for we use it for our raves and houses." He said: "Except Idhkhir." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2892)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «هَذِهِ مَكَّةُ حَرَّمَهَا اللهُ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلَا تَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَهِيَ مِنْ سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ بِحَرَامِ اللهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا وَلَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلَا تَحِلُّ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلَّا لِمُنْشِدٍ» فَقَامَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مُجَرِّبًا فَقَالَ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّهُ لِبُيُوتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا وَقُيُونِنَا فَقَالَ «إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ»

When Allah gave victory to His Apostle over the people of Mecca, Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up among the people and after glorifying Allah, said, "Allah has prohibited fighting in Mecca and has given authority to His Apostle and the believers over it, so fighting was illegal for anyone before me, and was made legal for me for a part of a day, and it will not be legal for anyone after me. Its game should not be chased, its thorny bushes should not be uprooted, and picking up its fallen things is not allowed except for one who makes public announcement for it, and he whose relative is murdered has the option either to accept a compensation for it or to retaliate." Al-ʿAbbas said, "Except Al-Idhkhir, for we use it in our graves and houses." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except Al-Idhkhir." Abu Shah, a Yemenite, stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Get it written for me." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Write it for Abu Shah." (The sub-narrator asked Al-Auza'i): What did he mean by saying, "Get it written, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "The speech which he had heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2434)

لَمَّا افْتُتِحَتْ مَكَّةُ قَتَلَتْ هُذَيْلٌ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ بِقَتِيلٍ لَهُمْ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلَنْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِيَ سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ لَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلَا يُلْتَقَطُ سَاقِطَتُهَا إِلَّا مُنْشِدٌ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا يُقَادُ وَإِمَّا يُفْدِيَ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو شَاهٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اكْتُبُوا لِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اكْتُبُوا لِأَبِي شَاهٍ» ثُمَّ قَامَ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي مَسَاكِنِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ»

In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuzaʿa killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in revenge for a killed person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet ﷺ about it. So he rode his Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, "Allah held back the killing from Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet ﷺ said "elephant or killing," as the Arabic words standing for these words have great similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the believers over power the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) in it was made legal for me for few hours or so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is not allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick up its Luqat (fallen things) except by a person who will look for its owner (announce it publicly). And if somebody is killed, then his closest relative has the right to choose one of the two-- the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation having the killer killed. In the meantime a man from Yemen came and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Get that written for me." The Prophet ﷺ ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man from Quraish said, "Except Al-Idhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, as we use it in our houses and graves." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Except Al-Idhkhir i.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked." (Using translation from Bukhārī 112)

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ خُزَاعَةَ قَتَلُوا رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ عَامَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ بِقَتِيلٍ مِنْهُمْ قَتَلُوهُ فَأُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَخَطَبَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلَنْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ لَا يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يَلْتَقِطُ سَاقِطَتَهَا إِلَّا مُنْشِدٌ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُعْطَى الدِّيَةَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُقَادَ أَهْلُ الْقَتِيلِ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو شَاهٍ فَقَالَ اكْتُبْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ اكْتُبُوا لِأَبِي شَاهٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ

"إِنَّ الله ﷻ حَبَس عَن مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ، وَسَلَّطَ عَليهَا رَسُولَ الله والمؤمنين، ألَا فإنَّهَا لَا تَحِلُّ لأحد قبْلِى وَلَا تَحِلُّ لأَحد بعدى، أَلَا وإنَّهَا حَلَّتْ لي سَاعَةً مِن نَهَار، أَلَا وَإنَّهَا سَاعَتِى هَذ حَرَامٌ لَا يُخْتَلى شَوْكُهَا، ولا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا، ولَا تُلتَقَطُ سَاقطتها إِلا لِمُنْشِدٍ؛ وَمَن قُتِلَ له قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بخَير النَّظَرَين: إِمَّا أن يُعْقَلَ وَإمَّا أنْ يُقادَ أَهْلُ القتيل فقال رجلٌ: يا رَسُولَ الله إلا الإِذخِرَ ، فقال: إلا ذُحِرَ".

"عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ: أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ قَدمَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْح وَالأَنْصَابُ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَالمقَامِ فَجَعَلَ يكفئها لوجوهها، ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَطِيبًا، فَقَالَ: أَلَا إِنَّ مَكَّةَ حَرَامٌ أَبَدًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا تَحِلُّ لأَحِدٍ قَبْلِى وَلَا تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِى، غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا أُحِلَّتْ لِى سَاعةً مِنَ النَّهَارِ، لَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا، وَلَا يُنَفَّر صَيْدُهَا، وَلَا يُعْضَد شَجَرُهَا، وَلَا يُلْتَقَط لُقَطَتُهَا إِلَّا أَنْ تعَرَّف، فَقَامُ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الإذخر لصاغتنا وَقُبُورِنَا وَبُيُوتِنَا، فَقَالَ: إِلَّا إلا دْخِرَ إِلَّا إِلا دْخِرَ".