Bulugh al-Maram — Hadith #52386

On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: “When Allah granted His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) victory over Mecca, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood before the people, praised and glorified Allah, and then said: ‘Indeed, Allah prevented the elephant from entering Mecca and gave His Messenger and the believers authority over it. It was not made lawful for anyone before me, but it was made lawful for me for a brief period during the day, and it will never be made lawful again.’” It is permissible for anyone after me, so its game should not be disturbed, its thorns should not be cut, and its fallen fruit should not be taken except by one who announces it. And whoever has a relative killed has the choice between two options.” Al-Abbas said: “Except for the idhkhir grass, O Messenger of Allah, for we place it in our graves and our houses.” He said: “Except for the idhkhir grass.” Agreed upon. 1.1 - Sahih. Narrated by Al-Bukhari (3433) And Muslim (1355), and they added: “Then Abu Shah - a man from the people of Yemen - stood up and said: Write it down for me, O Messenger of God. So the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Write it down for Abu Shah.” Al-Walid bin Muslim said: So I said to Al-Awza’i: What is his saying: Write it down for me, O Messenger of God? He said: This is the sermon that he heard from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.