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Sunan Abi Dawud 2017 (Book 11, Hadith 297) #22309
The Sacredness of Makkah

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) praised Allah and declared Makkah as sacred, forbidding the cutting of its trees, molesting its game and only allowing people to pick up things dropped there if they publicly announce it.

Abu Hurairah said "When Allah, the Exalted, granted the conquest of Makkah to his Apostle, the Prophetﷺ stood among them(the people) and praised Allaah and extolled Him. He then said, Verily Allaah stopped the Elephant from Makkah, and gave His Apostle and the believers sway upon it and it has been made lawful for me only for one hour on one day then it will remain sacred till the Day of Resurrection. Its trees are not to be cut, its game is not to be molested and the things dropped there are to be picked up only by one who publicly announces it'.Abbas or Al 'Abbas suggested "Apostle of Allaahﷺ except the rush(Idhkkir) for it is useful for our graves and our houses. The Apostle of Allaahﷺ said "Except the rush". Abu Dawud said "Ibn Al Musaffa added on the authority of Al Walid Abu Shah a man from the people of the Yemen stood and said "Give me in writing, Apostle of Allaahﷺ". The Apostle of Allaahﷺ said "Give in writing to Abu Shah. I said to Al Awza’i "What does the statement mean? Give Abu Shah in writing?" He said "This was an address which he heard from the Apostle of Allaahﷺ".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ - عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ لَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيهِمْ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ هِيَ حَرَامٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لاَ يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَامَ عَبَّاسٌ أَوْ قَالَ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّهُ لِقُبُورِنَا وَبُيُوتِنَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَزَادَنَا فِيهِ ابْنُ الْمُصَفَّى عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقَامَ أَبُو شَاهٍ - رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ - فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اكْتُبُوا لِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ اكْتُبُوا لأَبِي شَاهٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لِلأَوْزَاعِيِّ مَا قَوْلُهُ ‏"‏ اكْتُبُوا لأَبِي شَاهٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ
TOPICS
sacred  *  conquest  *  elephant  *  trees  *  game  *  makkah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect places considered holy by Muslims, Seek permission before taking advantage of such places for personal benefit

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the sacredness of Makkah. When Allah granted the conquest of Makkah to His Apostle, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ stood among them and praised Allah for this victory. He then declared that no one should cut down any trees in Makka or molest any game there. He also said that anyone who finds something dropped in the city must announce it publicly before taking it away. This hadith teaches us to respect places that are considered holy by Muslims and not to take advantage of them for our own benefit without permission from those in charge. It also teaches us to be honest when we find something lost so that its rightful owner can get it back.

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