Sahih al-Bukhari 4112 (Book 64, Hadith 328)
chief! Allow me to tell you a statement which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said on the second day of the Conquest
of Mecca. My two ears heard it and my heart remembered it and my two eyes saw him when he said
it. He (i.e. the Prophet) praised Allah and then said, ‘Mecca has been made a sanctuary by Allah and
not by the people, so it is not lawful for a person, who believes in Allah and the Last Day to shed
blood in it, or to cut its trees and if someone asks the permission to fight in Mecca because Allah’s
Apostle was allowed to fight in it, say to him; Allah permitted His Apostle and did not allow you, and
even he (i.e. the Apostle) was allowed for a short period of the day, and today its (Mecca’s sanctity has
become the same as it was before (of old) so those who are present should inform those who are
absent (this Hadith).” Then Abu Shuraih, was asked, “What did `Amr say to you? Abu Shuraih said,
“He said, “I knew that better than you, O Abu Shuraih! The Haram (i.e. Mecca) does not give refuge
to a sinner or a fleeing murderer or a person running away after causing destruction.”
“ إِنَّ مَكَّةَ حَرَّمَهَا اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُحَرِّمْهَا النَّاسُ، لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرِئٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ أَنْ يَسْفِكَ بِهَا دَمًا، وَلاَ يَعْضِدَ بِهَا شَجَرًا، فَإِنْ أَحَدٌ تَرَخَّصَ لِقِتَالِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيهَا فَقُولُوا لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَذِنَ لِرَسُولِهِ، وَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَكُمْ. وَإِنَّمَا أَذِنَ لِي فِيهَا سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ، وَقَدْ عَادَتْ حُرْمَتُهَا الْيَوْمَ كَحُرْمَتِهَا بِالأَمْسِ، وَلْيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ ”. فَقِيلَ لأَبِي شُرَيْحٍ مَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ عَمْرٌو قَالَ قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ مِنْكَ يَا أَبَا شُرَيْحٍ، إِنَّ الْحَرَمَ لاَ يُعِيذُ عَاصِيًا، وَلاَ فَارًّا بِدَمٍ، وَلاَ فَارًّا بِخَرْبَةٍ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4112 (Book 64, Hadith 328)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is a foundational text of Sunni Islam, forming part of the Kutub al-Sittah, which are the six major hadith collections. These essential works include Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī in the 9th century, his Sahih is renowned for its meticulous authentication process and is frequently cited as the most authentic hadith collection. Its comprehensive scope is evident in its structure of 97 books containing roughly 7,563 hadiths that guide Muslim life and jurisprudence.
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