The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has made Makkah sacred. It was not lawful for anyone before me, nor will it be lawful for anyone after me. It was made lawful for me only for an hour of one day. Its grass is not to be cut, its trees are not to be uprooted, its game is not to be disturbed, and its lost property is not to be picked up except by one who will announce it publicly."Abbas said, "Except for idhkhir grass, for it is used by our goldsmiths and for our graves."He replied, "Except for idhkhir."
حدثنا عفان حدثنا وهيب حدثنا خالد عن عكرمة
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال إن الله عز وجل حرم مكة فلم تحل لأحد كان قبلي ولا تحل لأحد بعدي وإنما أحلت لي ساعة من نهار لا يختلى خلاها ولا يعضد شجرها ولا ينفر صيدها ولا تلتقط لقطتها إلا لمعرف فقال العباس إلا الإذخر لصاغتنا وقبورنا قال إلا الإذخر
Its isnad is sahih. Khalid is Ibn Mihran al-Hadhdha, and the hadith was also narrated by the two sheikhs (Bukhari and Muslim), as noted in al-Muntaqa 2491. It will come again at length at 3253.Al-khala, with a short vowel, means moist, delicate plants for as long as they remain moist, and ikhtilauhu means cutting it, as stated by Ibn Athir. "Its trees shall not be cut" means they shall not be felled. "Except one who identifies it," in the active-participle form, means one who picks up a lost item is not permitted to do so except in order to identify it and describe its features and characteristics so that its owner may recognize it. Al-idhkhir, with the hamza and the khaa both carrying a kasra, and a silent dhal between them, is a sweet-smelling grass used to roof houses over the wooden beams.