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 memorized 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. So it is not lawful for any person who believes in Allah and the Last Day to shed blood within it or to cut down a tree within it. If anyone seeks license on the basis that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought in it, tell him that Allah granted permission to His Messenger but did not grant it to you. He only permitted it for me for one hour of one day, and its sanctity has returned today as it was yesterday. Let those present convey this to those who are absent.'"Then it was said to Abu Shurayh, "What did Amr say to you?"He replied, "I know that better than you do, Abu Shurayh. The Sacred Precinct does not give refuge to a disobedient one, nor to one fleeing with blood on his hands, nor to one fleeing with stolen property."
حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد حدثنا ليث عن سعيد بن أبي سعيد
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 أنه 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