Abu Shurayh said to Amr bin Saeed, while he was dispatching troops to Mecca, "Permit me, commander, to relate to you something the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the day after the conquest of Mecca. My own ears heard it, my heart memorized it, and my eyes saw him as he spoke. He praised Allah and glorified 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 there or to cut down a tree there. If anyone tries to justify fighting in it by appealing to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ having fought there, tell him that Allah granted permission to His Messenger ﷺ, not to you. He granted me permission 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.'"Someone asked Abu Shurayh, "What did Amr say to you?"He replied, "Amr said, 'I know that better than you do, Abu Shurayh. The sanctuary does not give refuge to a sinner, nor to one fleeing after shedding blood, nor to one fleeing after committing kharbah,'" meaning a calamitous offense.
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لعمرو بن سعيد وهو يبعث البعوث إلى مكة ائذن لي أيها الأمير أحدثك قولا قام به رسول الله ﷺ للغد من يوم الفتح فسمعته 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 لقتال رسول الله ﷺ فقولوا له إن الله أذن لرسوله ﷺ ولم يأذن لكم وإنما أذن لي 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 خربة بلية