The Book of Pilgrimage

Jabir reported that the Prophet said: Abraham declared Mecca sacred, and I declare sacred the land between the two lava fields of Medina. Its thorn trees must not be cut, and its game must not be hunted.

Amir ibn Sad reported: Sad rode to his estate at al-Aqiq and found a slave cutting down trees or stripping off their leaves. He took the slave belongings from him. When Sad returned, the slave owners came and asked him to return to the slave or to them what he had taken. He replied: I seek refuge in Allah from returning anything that the Messenger of Allah awarded me as a spoil. He refused to return it to them.

Asim said: I asked Anas ibn Malik whether the Messenger of Allah had declared Medina sacred. He replied: Yes, from such-and-such a place to such-and-such a place. Whoever commits an offense there—and then he told me how grave this is—will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people, and Allah will accept from him neither obligatory nor voluntary deeds on the Day of Resurrection. Ibn Anas added: Or whoever shelters such an offender.

Asim reported: I asked Anas whether the Messenger of Allah had declared Medina sacred. He replied: Yes, it is sacred; its vegetation must not be cut. Whoever does so will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people.

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah said: O Allah, bless their measures; bless their sa and their mudd.

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah said: O Allah, grant Medina twice the blessings You granted Mecca.