Abu Shurayh said to Amr bin Saeed, while he was dispatching troops to Mecca, "Permit me, commander, to relate to you a statement the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made on the day after the conquest. My own ears heard it, my heart retained it, and my eyes saw him as he spoke. He praised Allah and extolled Him, then said, 'Mecca was made sacred by Allah, not by people. So it is not lawful for anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day to shed blood in it or to cut down a tree in it. If anyone seeks license to fight in it on the basis that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought there, tell him that Allah granted permission to His Messenger but did not grant it to you. He granted it to me only for a single hour of one day, and its sanctity has returned today just as it was yesterday. Let those present convey this to those who are absent.'"Abu Shurayh was asked, "What did Amr say to you?"He replied, "Amr said, 'I know that better than you, Abu Shurayh. The sanctuary does not give refuge to a disobedient person, nor to one fleeing with blood on his hands, nor to one fleeing after committing a crime.'"
أنه قال لعمرو بن سعيد: وهو يبعث البعوث إلى مكة ائذن لي أيها الأمير، أحدثك قولا قام به رسول الله ﷺ الغد من يوم الفتح، سمعته أذناي، ووعاه قلبي، وأبصرته عيناي، حين تكلم به: إنه حمد الله وأثنى عليه ثم قال: إن مكة حرمها الله ولم يحرمها الناس، فلا يحل لامرئ يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن يسفك بها دما، ولا يعضد بها شجرة، فإن أحد ترخص بقتال رسول الله ﷺ فيها فقولوا له: إن الله أذن لرسوله ولم يأذن لكم، وإنما أذن لي فيها ساعة من نهار، وقد عادت حرمتها اليوم كحرمتها بالأمس وليبلغ الشاهد الغائب فقيل لأبي شريح: ما قال لك عمرو: قال: أنا أعلم بذلك منك يا أبا شريح إن الحرم لا يعيذ عاصيا ولا فارا بدم ولا فارا بخربة.