English translation
4313. Narrated Mujāhid: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ got up on the day of the Conquest of Makkah and said, "Allāh has made Makkah a sanctuary since the day He created the heavens and the earth, and it will remain a sanctuary by virtue of the sanctity Allāh has bestowed on it till the Day of Resurrection. It (i.e., fighting in it) was not made lawful to anyone before me, nor will it be made lawful to anyone after me, and it was not made lawful for me except for a short period of time.(1) Its game should not be chased, nor should its trees be cut, nor its vegetation or grass uprooted, nor its Luqata (i.e., lost things) picked up except by one who makes a public announcement about it." Al-'Abbās bin 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib said, "O Allāh's Messenger! 'Except the Idhkhīr, as it is indispensable for blacksmiths and houses.' On that, the Prophet ﷺ kept quiet and then said, "Except the Idhkhīr as it is lawful to cut."
