Hadith #486
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ مَكِّيٌّ وَأَبُو مَرْوَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ضَمْرَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّادٍ ا
لزُّرَقِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصِيدُ الْعَصَافِيرَ فِي بِئْرِ أَبِي إِهَابٍ وَكَانَتْ لَهُمْ فَرَآنِي عُبَادَةُ وَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ الْعُصْفُورَ فَانْتَزَعَهُ مِنِّي وَأَرْسَلَهُ وَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَرَّمَ مَا بَيْنَ لَابَتَيْهَا كَمَا حَرَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَكَّةَ وَكَانَ عُبَادَةُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Isnad Chain
أبو ضمرة
ابن حرملة
يعلى بن عبد الرحمن بن هرمز
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that a boy was hunting sparrows in the well of Abu Ihab, which belonged to his family. 'Ubadah saw him holding a sparrow, snatched it from him, and released it, saying: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared its sanctuary inviolable as Ibrahim declared Makkah inviolable.' He was referring to the sanctuary of Madinah.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 486
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21724
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58114