Rulings of Al-Masjid Al-Haraam, the Prophet's Mosque, and the Aqsa Mosque
15 hadiths
There is no emigration after the Conquest, but there is Jihad and good intention, and whenever you are called for Jihad, you should immediately respond to the call
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no emigration after the Conquest (of Makkah), but there is Jihad and good intention, and whenever you are called for Jihad, you should immediately respond to the call." On the same day, he added: "Verily, Allah has made this city sacred since the day He created the heavens and the earth. Thus, it is a sanctuary by Allah’s decree until the Day of Judgment. Fighting in it was not permissible for anyone before me, and it was made permissible for me for only an hour of a day. It is sacred by the sacredness granted by Allah until the Day of Judgment. Its thorns should not be cut off, and its game should not be chased, and any lost item found therein should not be picked up except by one who would announce it publicly, and its green grass should not be cut off." Al-‘Abbās said: "O Messenger of Allah, except for lemongrass, for it is used by their blacksmiths and for their domestic purposes.' So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) responded: "Except for lemongrass."
Madīnah is a sanctuary from ‘Ayr to Thawr (mountains). Whoever innovates something new (in religion) or shelters an innovator in it will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and Allah will accept from him neither an obligatory nor a supererogatory prayer on the Day of Resurrection
Yazīd ibn Sharīk ibn Tāriq reported: I saw ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a speech from the pulpit, and I heard him say: "By Allah! We have no book to read except the Book of Allah and what is written in this scroll." He unrolled the scroll, and it showed a list of the types of camels to be given as blood-money and contained other legal matters relating to the killing of game in the sanctuary of Makkah and the expiation for it. In it was also written: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Madīnah is a sanctuary from ‘Ayr to Thawr (mountains). Whoever innovates something new (in religion) or shelters an innovator in it will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and Allah will accept from him neither an obligatory nor a supererogatory prayer on the Day of Resurrection. A pledge of protection granted by any Muslim, even of the lowest status is the same and should be honored by all Muslims. Whoever betrays a Muslim in this respect will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and Allah will accept from him neither an obligatory nor a supererogatory prayer on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever attributes his fatherhood to someone other than his (real) father or takes as his master someone other than his (real) master will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and Allah will accept from him neither an obligatory nor a supererogatory prayer on the Day of Resurrection.'"
No woman should travel on a two-day-distant journey except with her husband or a Mahram
Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) - who fought along with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in twelve battles - reported: I heard four things from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that appealed to me. He said: "No woman should travel on a two-day-distant journey except with her husband or a Mahram. There should be no fasting on two days: Al-Fitr and Al-Ad'ha. There should be no prayer after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises nor after the ‘Asr prayer until the sun sets. No special journey should be made except to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque, the Aqsa Mosque, and this mosque of mine."
Five animals are all vicious and harmful and are to be killed (even) inside the Sacred Precincts: the crow, the kite, the scorpion, the mouse, and the mordacious dog
‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Five animals are vicious and harmful and are to be killed (even) inside the Sacred Precincts: the crow, the kite, the scorpion, the mouse, and the mordacious dog." Another narration reads: "Five evil things are to be killed inside the Sacred Precincts and outside them."
Time has completed its cycle and has returned to its state when Allah created the heavens and the earth. A year consists of twelve months, of which four are sacred; three of them are consecutive: Dhu al-Qi‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab of Mudar
Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Time has completed its cycle and has returned to its state when Allah created the heavens and the earth. The year consists of twelve months, of which four are sacred; three of them are consecutive: Dhu al-Qi‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab of Mudar which comes between the months of Jumāda and Sha‘bān. Which month is this?" We said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He remained silent for some time until we thought he was going to name it by something other than its current name. He then said: "Is this not the month of Dhu al-Hijjah?" We said: "Indeed, it is." He then said: "Which city is this?" To which we said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He then remained silent for some time until we thought he was going to name it by something other than its current name. He then said: "Is this not Al-Baldah (meaning Makkah)?" We said: "Indeed, it is." He then said: "What day is this?" We replied saying: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He then remained silent for some time until we thought he was going to name it by something other than its current name. He said: "Is this not the Day of An-Nahr (10th of Dhu al-Hijjah)?" We said: "Indeed, it is." Thereupon he said: "Indeed, your blood, your property and your honor are inviolable to one another just as the inviolability of this day of yours, in this city of yours, in this month of yours. And you will soon meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. So, do not return to disbelief after my death, striking each other's necks. Let those who are present here convey my statements to those who are not present, for perhaps someone to whom my words are conveyed will understand them better than someone who listened to them." Then he said: "Behold! Have I delivered (the message) to you? Behold! Have I delivered (the message) to you?" We answered saying: "Indeed, you have." He said: "O Allah, bear witness to this!"
يا رسول الله، أي مسجد وضع في الأرض أول؟ قال: «المسجد الحرام»
عن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه قال: قلت يا رسول الله، أي مسجد وضع في الأرض أول؟ قال: «المسجد الحرام» قال: قلت: ثم أي؟ قال «المسجد الأقصى» قلت: كم كان بينهما؟ قال: «أربعون سنة، ثم أينما أدركتك الصلاة بعدُ فَصَلِّه، فإن الفضل فيه».
يا رسول الله، أي المسجدين الذي أسس على التقوى؟
عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال: دخلت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في بيت بعض نسائه، فقلت: يا رسول الله، أي المسجدين الذي أسس على التقوى؟ قال: فأخذ كفًّا من حصباء، فضرب به الأرض، ثم قال: «هو مسجدكم هذا» لمسجد المدينة.
حملتَ السلاح في يوم لم يكن يحمل فيه، وأدخلتَ السلاح الحرم ولم يكن السلاح يدخل الحرم
عن سعيد بن جبير قال: كنت مع ابن عمر حين أصابه سنان الرمح في أخمص قدمه، فلزقت قدمه بالركاب، فنزلت، فنزعتها وذلك بمنى، فبلغ الحجاج فجعل يعوده، فقال الحجاج: لو نعلم من أصابك، فقال ابن عمر: أنت أصبتني. قال: وكيف؟ قال: حملتَ السلاح في يوم لم يكن يحمل فيه، وأدخلتَ السلاح الحرم ولم يكن السلاح يدخل الحرم.
فعل ذلك قومكِ، ليدخلوا من شاؤوا ويمنعوا من شاؤوا
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: سألت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الجَدْرِ أَمِنَ البيتِ هو؟ قال: «نعم» قلت: فما لهم لم يدخلوه في البيت؟ قال: «إن قومك قَصُرَتْ بهم النفقة» قلت: فما شأن بابه مرتفعًا؟ قال: «فعل ذلك قومك، ليدخلوا من شاؤوا ويمنعوا من شاؤوا، ولولا أن قومك حديث عهدهم بالجاهلية، فأخاف أن تنكر قلوبهم، أن أدخل الجدر في البيت، وأن ألصق بابه بالأرض».
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل الكعبة وأسامة بن زيد وبلال وعثمان بن طلحة الحجبي
عن عبد الله بن عمر أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل الكعبة وأسامة بن زيد وبلال وعثمان بن طلحة الحجبي، فأغلقها عليه، ومكث فيها، فسألتُ بلالًا حين خرج: ما صنع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ قال: جعل عمودًا عن يساره، وعمودًا عن يمينه، وثلاثةَ أعمدةٍ وراءه، وكان البيت يومئذٍ على ستة أعمدة، ثم صلى، وفي رواية: «عمودين عن يمينه».
إن إبراهيم حرَّم مكة ودعا لأهلها، وإني حرمت المدينة كما حرم إبراهيم مكة
عن عبد الله بن زيد بن عاصم أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إن إبراهيم حرَّم مكة ودعا لأهلها، وإني حرمت المدينة كما حرم إبراهيم مكة، وإني دعوت في صاعها ومدها بمثلي ما دعا به إبراهيم لأهل مكة».
Allah, the Almighty, held back the elephants from Makkah, but He enabled His Messenger and the believers to conquer it. Fighting in it was not permitted for anybody before me, nor will it be permitted for anybody after me; it was permitted for me only for a short while during the day. Verily, it is from this moment a sanctuary
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When Allah, the Almighty, enabled His Messenger to conquer Makkah, the tribe of Khuzā‘ah killed a man from the tribe of Banu Layth in revenge for a person who was killed from their tribe before Islam. So the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) got up and said: "Allah, the Almighty, held back the elephant from Makkah, but He enabled His Messenger and the believers to conquer it. Fighting in it was not permitted for anybody before me, nor will it be permitted for anybody after me; it was permitted for me only for a short while during the day. Verily, it is from this moment a sanctuary; its trees should not be cut down; its grass should not be removed; its thorny shrubs should not be uprooted; and lost items found in it should not be taken except by one who intends to look for its owner. And if somebody is killed, his heir has the option to either kill in retaliation or accept blood money." A man from Yemen named Abu Shāh stood up and said: "Write that for me, O Messenger of Allah", The Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Write that for Abu Shāh." Then Al-‘Abbās stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah, except for lemongrass, for we use it in our houses and graves." The Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Except for lemongrass."
أصلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في بيت المقدس؟
عن زِرِّ بن حُبَيش قال: قلتُ لحذيفة بن اليمان: أَصَلَّى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في بيت المقدس؟ قال: لا. قلت: بلى. قال: أنت تقول ذاك يا أصلع، بم تقول ذلك؟ قلت: بالقرآن، بيني وبينك القرآن. فقال حذيفة: مَن احتج بالقرآن فقد أفلح. -قال سفيان: يقول فقد احتج، وربما قال: قد فلج- فقال: {سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلًا من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصى}. قال: أَفَتَرَاه صلى فيه؟ قلت: لا. قال: لو صلى فيه لكُتب عليكم فيه الصلاة كما كُتبت الصلاة في المسجد الحرام. قال حذيفة: قد أتي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بدابَّة طويلة الظَّهر ممدودة هكذا، خطوه مَدُّ بصره، فما زايلا ظهر البُرَاق حتى رأيا الجنة والنار ووَعْدَ الآخرة أجمعَ، ثم رجعا عَودَهما على بِدئهما. قال: ويتحدثون أنه ربطه، لم؟ لِيَفِرَّ منه، وإنما سخَّره له عالم الغيب والشهادة.
ما بين بيتي ومنبري روضة من رياض الجنة، ومنبري على حوضي
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «ما بين بيتي ومنبري روضة من رياض الجنة، ومنبري على حوضي».
لقد هممت ألا أدع فيها صفراء ولا بيضاء إلا قسمته
عن أبي وائل، قال: جلست مع شيبة على الكرسي في الكعبة، فقال: لقد جلس هذا المجلس عمر رضي الله عنه، فقال: لقد هممت ألا أدع فيها صفراء ولا بيضاء إلا قسمته. قلت: إن صاحبيك لم يفعلا، قال: هما المرءان أقتدي بهما.