Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Allah Almighty has declared Makkah as a sanctuary; selling its land and consuming its price is forbidden." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "Whoever consumes anything from the compensation (i.e., rent) of the houses of Makkah, he will be consuming fire." Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) has transmitted this narration as a marfu' (attributed to the Prophet) narration in this manner; however, he made an error in this. His second error was that he mentioned the narrator's name as Ubaydullah bin Abi Yazid, whereas it is Ibn Abi Ziyad. The correct view is that this narration is mawquf (stopped at the companion).