Surah al-Hajj

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Whoever firmly intends an evil deed but then does not act on it, nothing (no sin) is written against him in his record of deeds. However, if a person, even while residing in Aden Abyan (a far-off region of Yemen), firmly intends to kill someone in al-Masjid al-Haram, Allah Almighty will make him taste a painful punishment." Then he recited (as proof) this blessed verse: "And whoever intends therein deviation by wrongdoing, We will make him taste a painful punishment" [Surah al-Hajj: 25], meaning: whoever intends any wrongdoing with deviation within it (the boundaries of the Haram), We will make him taste a painful punishment.
This report is mawquf, and its chain is strong.

It is narrated from Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to pitch two tents: one tent outside the boundaries of the Haram, in the area of the Hill, and the other within the boundaries of the Haram. It was said to him: "Would that you stayed (in Makkah itself) with your cousin and your family?" He replied: "Indeed, Makkah is 'Bakkah' (a place of crowding and great congestion), and we have been informed that part of ilhad (transgressing the limits set by Allah and sinning) within the boundaries of the Haram of Makkah is that a person says (swearing oaths over trivial matters): 'Kalla wallahi' (Certainly not, by Allah!) and 'Bala wallahi' (Of course, by Allah!)."
This report is mawquf, and its chain is sahih.
(154) The saying of Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), "Let the desert dweller or nomad camp wherever he wishes," has already been mentioned at the beginning of the Book of Hajj.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the people of a religion with whom I used to live (before accepting Islam), and I mentioned before him (peace and blessings be upon him) their prayers, their fasting, and their asceticism and worship. Then this blessed saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, was revealed: 'Indeed, those who have believed, and those who became Jews, and the Sabians, and the Christians, and the Magians' [Surah al-Hajj: 17], up to this saying of Allah Almighty: 'Witness' [Surah al-Hajj: 17]."
Ibn Abi Umar transmitted this report in his Musnad. Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy); however, Mujahid's hearing from Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) is not established, but on the basis of other corroborating reports its meaning is sound.