Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
Mujahid is a Tabi‘i, so this hadith is mursal, but Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has connected it (mawsul) in Kitab al-Hudud and Kitab al-Jihad.
From Mujahid, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu.
The truthfulness of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is evident from this, as Makkah al-Mukarramah is still a sanctuary (haram) today and will remain a place of sanctity until the Day of Judgment.
To this day, no non-Muslim government has ever established itself there, nor will it be able to do so until the Day of Judgment.
The Saudi government has also done much to protect the sanctity and honor of this sacred city.
May Allah Ta‘ala keep this government established and enduring.
Amin.
Allamah Ibn Qayyim rahimahullah, describing the conquest of Makkah as the greatest conquest, has written:
“Section on the greatest conquest (al-fath al-a‘zam) by which Allah honored His religion, His Messenger, His army, and His secure sanctuary, and by which He rescued His city and His House—which He made a guidance for the worlds—from the hands of the disbelievers and polytheists. It is the conquest that brought joy to the inhabitants of the heavens, whose banners of honor were raised to the shoulders of the constellation Gemini, and by which people entered the religion of Allah in multitudes, and the face of the earth shone with light and happiness.” (Zad al-Ma‘ad)
That is, Allah Tabaraka wa Ta‘ala, through the conquest of Makkah, greatly honored His religion, His Messenger, His army, and His secure city, and granted freedom to the city of Makkah and the Ka‘bah—which is a means of guidance for all the worlds—from the hands of the disbelievers and polytheists.
This is the conquest whose joy was celebrated by the heavenly beings, whose banners of honor waved upon the stars, and because of which people entered Allah’s religion in crowds, and by whose blessing the entire earth was illuminated and filled with light and happiness.
The mention of the expedition of the conquest of Makkah in further detail is as follows:
In the series of the Prophet’s expeditions (ghazawat), the conquest of Makkah (though in the true sense it was not even a battle) should be called the greatest achievement, and all the battles, big or small, that took place, had this as their central point.
The time of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was about two years before the conquest of Makkah.
The Noble Qur’an had already foretold this at that time with certainty:

“We have given you, O Prophet, a clear victory.”
Although in this verse, the immediate reference is to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, everyone knows that the distant reference is to the conquest of Makkah.
Now, Arabs were entering Islam in crowds, and tribe after tribe was embracing Islam.
The conquest of Makkah was such an event.
The Noble Qur’an has depicted this in its eloquent language as follows:

“When the help of Allah and the victory come, and you see the people entering Allah’s religion in multitudes…”
And indeed, this situation occurred after the conquest of Makkah. The conquest itself was achieved in such a way that although the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was accompanied by an army of ten thousand Companions, and the powerful tribes of Arabia were forming their own contingents and raising their own banners, yet bloodshed in the enemy’s city—indeed, in the capital—was almost nonexistent, and the city was taken almost silently, without rivers of blood being shed.

“And He it is Who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Makkah after He had given you victory over them. And Allah is ever Seeing of what you do.”
In this verse, the reference, according to some commentators, is to Hudaybiyyah, but according to others, it is to the bloodless conquest of Makkah.
This magnificent and unique event in the history of the world, the conquest of Makkah, took place in Ramadan of the 8th year (after Hijrah), corresponding to January 630 CE.
(Qur’anic Sirah of the Prophet)

Hadith Commentary:
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This hadith is mursal because Imam Mujahid is a Tabi‘i and narrates from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam); however, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has narrated this hadith with a connected chain at other places.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jizyah wal-Muwada‘ah, Hadith: 3189.
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It should be clear that Makkah al-Mukarramah has been, and will remain, a sanctuary (haram) until the Day of Judgment.
Until today, no non-Muslim government has ever established rule there, nor will it ever be able to until the Day of Judgment.
The Saudi government has also greatly protected the sanctity and honor of this sacred city.
An immense amount of resources is spent for the protection of the Sacred Sanctuary (Haram), and free facilities are provided to those who come and go there. May Allah keep this government established and enduring.
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Since this hadith mentions the sermon of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) regarding the conquest of Makkah, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has narrated this hadith here. The narration of Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) has been narrated by Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) with a connected chain.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-‘Ilm, Hadith: 112.
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Benefits and Issues:
➊ Makkah Mukarramah was conquered with strength and force.

➋ One who seeks refuge in the Haram, as long as he remains within the Haram, nothing will be said to him.

➌ Although the writing and compilation of the Prophetic hadith was, for a time, generally prohibited under the public authority, certain individuals were granted permission to write them. For example, Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As radi Allahu anhu, the Sahifah (scroll) of Ali radi Allahu anhu regarding the details of zakat, and Abu Shah radi Allahu anhu, to whom this sermon was dictated and granted.