64/53. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4313 — Makkah as a Sacred Sanctuary
Chapter
Makkah Sanctuary Hadith on the Day of Conquest
Sahih Bukhari : 4313
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4313
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَامَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ، فَهْىَ حَرَامٌ بِحَرَامِ اللَّهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، لَمْ تَحِلَّ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي، وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي، وَلَمْ تَحْلِلْ لِي إِلاَّ سَاعَةً مِنَ الدَّهْرِ، لاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا، وَلاَ يُعْضَدُ شَوْكُهَا، وَلاَ يُخْتَلَى خَلاَهَا وَلاَ تَحِلُّ لُقَطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ ". فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ بُدَّ مِنْهُ لِلْقَيْنِ وَالْبُيُوتِ، فَسَكَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّهُ حَلاَلٌ ". وَعَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْكَرِيمِ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا أَوْ نَحْوِ هَذَا. رَوَاهُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Mujahid Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up on the day of the Conquest of Mecca and said, "Allah has made Mecca a sanctuary since the day He created the Heavens and the Earth, and it will remain a sanctuary by virtue of the sanctity Allah 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. Its game should not be chased, nor should its trees be cut, nor its vegetation or grass uprooted, not its Luqata (i.e. Most things) picked up except by one who makes a public announcement about it."Al-Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib said, "Except the Idhkhir, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), as it is indispensable for blacksmiths and houses." On that, the Prophet (ﷺ) kept quiet and then said, "Except the Idhkhir as it is lawful to cut."
[1] For the period between morning and mid-afternoon.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4313In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 344USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 603
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4313
This Hadith is about the sanctity of Makkah. On the day of the Conquest, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stood and said that Allah made Makkah a sanctuary from the day He created the heavens and the earth, and that it remains sacred by Allah’s sanctity until the Day of Resurrection. The text says fighting in it was not lawful before him, nor after him, and was allowed for him only for a short time. It also mentions that its game should not be chased, its trees should not be cut, its vegetation should not be uprooted, and lost property should only be picked up by someone who publicly announces it. Al-Abbas asked about Idhkhir, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed that exception.
What we learn from this hadith
- Makkah’s sanctity is described as given by Allah.
- The Hadith forbids chasing its game and cutting its trees.
- Lost property is only for one who announces it publicly.
- Idhkhir is named as an exception after Al-Abbas asked.
