Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Iyaash bin Abu Rabee’ah al-Makhzoomi that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This Ummah will always remain upon goodness as long as they continue to fulfill the due respect of the House of Allah (the Ka’bah), and when they neglect its right and greatness, then these people will be destroyed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This Makkah Mukarramah is a sanctuary; Allah Almighty made it a sanctuary on the day He created the heavens and the earth, and He placed it upon two wooden beams (rafters). Before me and after me, it has not been made lawful for anyone, and for me too, it was made lawful only for a part of the day. Its thorns are not to be uprooted, its game is not to be frightened away, its grass and herbs are not to be cut, and nothing fallen in it is to be picked up except by one who will announce it. Hazrat Abbas submitted: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The people of Makkah cannot do without idhkhir (a type of grass) for construction purposes (they will surely cut it). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Except for idhkhir (it may be cut).

Hazrat Umar said: O people of Makkah! Fear Allah regarding the sanctuary of Allah. Do you know who has lived in this city? Such-and-such tribe considered its sanctity permissible, so they were destroyed; and such-and-such tribe considered its sanctity permissible, so they were destroyed—until he mentioned, as Allah the Exalted willed, those among the Arab tribes who were to be mentioned. Then he said: For me to commit ten mistakes (sins) at the place of Rukbah is preferable to committing one mistake (sin) here (in the Haram).

Hazrat Abdullah says that if a person intends to commit a sin or evil, it is not written until he actually does it. But if someone intends to commit a sin in the Haram, such as planning to kill near Masjid al-Haram, then Allah the Exalted will make him taste a painful punishment. Then he recited this verse from Surah Al-Hajj, { وَ مَنْ یُّرِدْ فِیْہِ بِاِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ }.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) states that the Haram is sacred and revered in all the heavens (seven heavens), and its measurement is from the earth, and Baitul Maqdis is sacred and revered in all the seven heavens, and its measurement is from the earth.

Hazrat Ibn Sabit narrates that when people went out to the fair during the time of ignorance, not a single person remained in Mecca. One man, who was a thief, stayed behind and intended to steal a piece of gold and hid it. Later, when he entered to take the piece of gold, as he put his head inside, the door became constricted upon him. People found his head inside the House of Allah and his back outside, so they lifted him and threw him out for the dogs, and thus the House of Allah was cleansed and purified.

Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) had two tents: one tent inside the Haram and the other tent outside the Haram. If he intended to perform prayer, he would pray in the tent that was inside the Haram, and if he had any domestic need, he would go to the tent that was outside the Haram. When he was asked about the reason for this, he said: "Indeed, Makkah is Makkah (worthy of respect and greatness)."

Hazrat Khalid says that I asked Hazrat Ikrimah, "(It is mentioned in the hadith that) do not chase away its prey (what does this mean)?" He replied, "You move it from the shade into the sunlight and settle yourself in its place and stay there; this is what is meant."