It is narrated from Amir bin Sa’d that Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding on his mount towards his palace located in the valley of ‘Aqiq. He saw a boy who was either shaking down or cutting the leaves of trees. He seized the boy’s equipment. When Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, people from the boy’s community came and requested that the equipment which he had taken from the boy be returned to him. But he said:“I seek refuge with Allah, it cannot be that I return something which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has given to me,”and he refused to return the equipment.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A people will appear from the east, their heads will be shaved, and they will be involved in tribulations. And when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about Madinah Munawwarah, he said: This is a sanctuary, a place of safety; this is a sanctuary, a place of safety.

It is narrated from Nafi' bin Jubair that Marwan delivered a sermon to the people and mentioned Makkah and the sanctuary of Makkah. Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed him in a loud voice and said: If Makkah is a sanctuary, then Madinah Munawwarah is also a sanctuary, which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) declared as a sanctuary, and we have this matter written on Khawlani leather. If you wish, I can read that document to you. So Marwan also said loudly: Yes, yes, we also know about this matter.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: From Kada in Madinah Munawwarah to Mount Uhud is Haram; the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) declared it as Haram. I neither cut any tree within the boundaries of the Haram nor kill any bird therein.

It is narrated from Yahya bin Ammarah, he says: I entered the market and saw two small birds, upon whom their mother was sitting with her wings spread. I wanted to catch them, when suddenly Abu Hasan came, he pulled a date palm branch and hit me. Then a woman from our family, whose name was Maryam, said: May you perish for breaking his arm and the date palm branch. Then she said to me: Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has declared the area between the two Harrahs of Madinah Munawwarah as a sanctuary?

Shurahbil says: I caught a nuhas bird from the marketplace (of Madinah Munawwarah), but Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) took it from me and set it free, and said: Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared the area between these two Harrahs as a sanctuary?

It is narrated from Sharjeel bin Saad, he says: We had set up nets in our garden to hunt birds when Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, and upon seeing us, he cried out and drove us away and said: Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared hunting in Madinah Munawwarah to be forbidden?

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abbad Zarqi that he was hunting birds near the Ihab well, which was his own well. He says: Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) saw me there while I had caught a bird. He snatched it from me and set it free and said: Dear son! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared the area between the two Harrahs of Madinah as a sanctuary (Haram) just as Ibrahim (peace be upon him) declared Makkah as a sanctuary.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: We went out in the company of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. When we reached the well of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, at Harrah, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Bring water for ablution. So he performed ablution, faced the Qiblah, and then said: O Allah! Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him, was Your servant and friend; he prayed for blessings for the people of Makkah. I, Muhammad, am also Your servant and Messenger; I ask You to grant the people of Madinah twice the blessings in their mudd and sa’ as You granted to the people of Makkah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The area between the two Harrahs of Madinah is a sanctuary (Haram). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) declared it a sanctuary just as Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had declared Makkah a sanctuary. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Bestow double blessings in Madinah and bless the Sa’ and Mudd (measures) of the people of Madinah.