Select a passage to highlight it. Click or tap a highlight to remove it.
Text and translation
English translation
3109. It was narrated that Safiyyah bint Shaibah said: "I heard the Prophet ﷺ delivering a sermon in the Year of the Conquest (of Makkah), and he said: 'O people, Allâh made Makkah sacred the day He created the heavens and the earth, and it is sacred until the Day of Resurrection. Its trees are not to be cut, its game is not to be disturbed, and its lost property is not to be taken except by one who will announce it.'
'Abbâs said: 'Except for Idhkhir (a kind of fragrant grass), for it is
(used) for houses and graves.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Except for Idhkhīr.'" (Hasan)
Your commentary saves automatically in this browser, separate from the published commentary. It stays private unless you include it in a shared study file.
Commentary
Makkah was always a sanctuary and will remain so forever. Ibrāhīm ﷺ made it a sanctuary.
Some rulings were common and lasted in the Shari'ah of all the Prophets. Visiting the Kā'bah for Hajj and considering Makkah as a sacred place are among such rulings.
Cutting trees within the boundaries of the sanctuary of Makkah is forbidden.
Hunting in the sanctuary is also prohibited.
If any animal enters in the boundaries of the sanctuary then it is forbidden for a hunter to drive it out of the sanctuary.
Idhkhīr is a kind of grass that grows plentifully in this area.
Cutting Idhkhīr in the area of the sanctuary is also allowed.
