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Malik Muwatta: Hadith 1733

45. Madina

موطأ مالك

1733
Malik Muwatta
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ الظِّبَاءَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ تَرْتَعُ مَا ذَعَرْتُهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا حَرَامٌ ‏"‏ ‏‏
Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Abu Hurayra said, "Had I seen a gazelle at Madina, I would have left it to graze and would not have frightened it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'What is between the two tracts of black stones is a Haram.' "
Reference: USC-MSA web (English) : Book 45, Hadith 11
Arabic : Book 45, Hadith 1611