Hadith #197
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْبَلَدَ حَرَامٌ حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَا أُحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ فِيهِ الْقَتْلُ غَيْرِي وَلَا يَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي فِيهِ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ وَمَا أُحِلَّ لِي فِيهِ إِلَّا سَاعَةٌ مِنْ النَّهَارِ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
إِلَى أَنْ تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ وَلَا يُعْضَدُ شَوْكُهُ وَلَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهُ وَلَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهُ وَلَا تُلْتَقَطُ لُقَطَتُهُ إِلَّا لِمُعَرِّفٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَلَدِ قَدْ عَلِمَ الَّذِي لَا بُدَّ لَهُمْ مِنْهُ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ لَهُمْ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ لِلْقُبُورِ وَالْبُيُوتِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ
Isnad Chain
عبيدة
منصور
مجاهد
طاوس
ابن عباس
English Translation
'Abidah narrated to us, Mansur narrated to me, from Mujahid, from Tawus, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day of the conquest of Makkah: "This city is sacred. Allah made it sacred the day He created the heavens and the earth. It is sacred, Allah made it sacred until the Day of Resurrection. Fighting was not made lawful in it for anyone except me, and it will not be lawful for anyone after me until the Hour is established. It was only made lawful for me for an hour of a day. It is sacred, Allah (عز وجل) made it sacred until the Hour is established. Its thorns are not to be cut, its vegetation is not to be uprooted, its game is not to be disturbed, and its lost property is not to be picked up except by one who announces it." Al-'Abbas — who was from the people of that city and knew what they could not do without — said: "Except the idhkhir grass, O Messenger of Allah, for they cannot do without it. It is for their graves and their houses." the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Except the idhkhir."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 197
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2235
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38625