Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2434

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَّةَ قَامَ فِي النَّاسِ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ، وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ، وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي، وَإِنَّهَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ، وَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي، فَلاَ يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهَا وَلاَ يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا، وَلاَ تَحِلُّ سَاقِطَتُهَا إِلاَّ لِمُنْشِدٍ، وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهْوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ، إِمَّا أَنْ يُفْدَى، وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُقِيدَ ‏" ‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ، فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ لِقُبُورِنَا وَبُيُوتِنَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِلاَّ الإِذْخِرَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَامَ أَبُو شَاهٍ ـ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ ـ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوا لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اكْتُبُوا لأَبِي شَاهٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ لِلأَوْزَاعِيِّ مَا قَوْلُهُ اكْتُبُوا لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْخُطْبَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Translation

Yahya ibn Musa narrated to us: al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us: al-Awza'i narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir told me: Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Rahman told me: Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) told me: When Allah granted His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) victory over Mecca, he stood among the people, praised Allah, and extolled Him. Then he said: ‘Allah held back the Elephant from Mecca and gave His Messenger and the believers authority over it. It was not lawful for anyone before me; it was made lawful for me for an hour of a day; and it will not be lawful for anyone after me. Its game is not to be startled, its thorn bushes are not to be cut, and its found property is not lawful except for someone who will announce it. Whoever has a slain relative may choose the better of two options: ransom or retaliation.’ Al-Abbas said, ‘Except idhkhir, for we use it for our graves and houses.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Except idhkhir.’ Abu Shah, a man from Yemen, stood and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, have this written down for me.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Write it down for Abu Shah.’ I asked al-Awza'i what Abu Shah meant by ‘Have this written down for me, Messenger of Allah.’ He said, ‘This sermon that he heard from the Messenger of Allah.’