عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أُحُدًا قَالَ هَذَا جَبَلٌ يُحِبُّنَا وَنُحِبُّهُ فَلَمَّا أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحَرِّمُ مَا بَيْنَ لَابَتَيْهَا كَمَا حَرَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَكَّةَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, returned from Khaybar. When he, peace and blessings be upon him, saw the mountain of Uhud, he said: This is a mountain; it loves us and we love it. Then when he, peace and blessings be upon him, approached near Madinah Munawwarah, he said: O Allah! Just as Ibrahim, peace be upon him, declared Makkah a sanctuary, likewise I declare the area between the two Harrahs of Madinah Munawwarah a sanctuary.