Sahih Muslim 1372a
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported: If I were to see deer grazing in Medina, I would have never molested them, for Messenger of Allah ﷺ has stated: There is between the two lava mountains a sacred territory.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ الظِّبَاءَ تَرْتَعُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مَا ذَعَرْتُهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
" مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا حَرَامٌ " .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)
References
Sahih Muslim 1372a
Sahih Muslim Vol. 3, Book of Pilgrimage, Hadith 3168