مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Az-Zubair ibn al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him)
Narration about hunting and sanctity of trees in Taif
Hadith 63
63 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، ثني مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِنْسَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّي إِذَا كُنَّا عِنْدَ السِّدْرَةِ وَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَي طَرَفِ الْقَرْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ حَذْوَهَا فَاسْتَقْبَلَ نَخِبًا بِبَصَرِهِ وَوَقَفَ حَتَّي اتَّقَفَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَنَّ صَيْدَ وَجٍّ وَعِضَاهَهُ حَرَمُ مَحْرَمِ اللَّهِ» وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهِ الطَّائِفَ وَحِصَارِهِ ثَقِيفًا
Urwah bin Zubair narrates this statement of Sayyiduna Zubair bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him): We were coming with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from «لِيّه» (a suburb of Ta’if), until when we reached Sidrah (a berry tree), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped at Qarn Aswad (a small mountain or a village near Ta’if). He (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed opposite to it and faced towards Nakhb (a small valley by that name). He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained there, so the people also stayed. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Indeed, the game of «وج» (i.e., Ta’if) and its trees are also part of the Haram, which Allah Almighty has made sacred.” The narrator says: This incident took place before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) camped at Ta’if and before the siege of the tribe of Thaqif.
