Abu Shurayh said to Amr bin Saeed, while he was dispatching troops to Mecca, "Allow me, commander, to relate to you a statement that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made on the day after the conquest of Mecca. My ears heard it, my heart retained it, and my eyes saw him when he spoke it. He praised Allah and glorified Him, then said, 'Mecca was made sacred by Allah, not by people. 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 a concession on the basis that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought in it, tell him that Allah permitted it for His Messenger but has not permitted it for you. He permitted it for me only for a single hour of one day, and its sanctity has returned today 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 sinner, nor to one fleeing with blood on his hands, nor to one fleeing with stolen property.'"Abu Abdullah said, "Khirbah means a calamity."
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لعمرو بن سعيد وهو يبعث البعوث إلى مكة ائذن لي أيها الأمير أحدثك قولا قام به رسول الله ﷺ الغد 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 لا يحل لامرئ يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن يسفك بها دما ولا يعضد بها شجرا فإن أحد ترخص لقتال 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 ماذا قال لك عمرو قال قال أنا أعلم بذلك منك يا أبا شريح إن الحرم لا يعيذ عاصيا ولا فارا بدم ولا فارا بخربة قال أبو عبد الله الخربة البلية