Cutting trees in the Sacred Precinct that grew naturally
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Fatwa number ( 21116 )
Q: We present to your Excellency that the Royal Ceremonies have a camp and tents in Muzdalifah to accommodate the guests of His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques after the departure from 'Arafah . When these sites are cleaned in preparation for the Hajj season, there are some weeds and small trees such as: al-ṭarf, al-'urfaj, al-'ashraq, and al-lasīq, which is a plant that sticks to clothes when anyone passes by it. There is also the qatbah plant, which spreads on the surface of the ground in a circle with a diameter of about 3 meters. These weeds and plants hinder the cleaning process, as they cover the walkways and tent sites, and they disfigure the appearance of the tent and canopy areas due to their dryness caused by the lack of rain this year. They also provide shelter for harmful insects. We hope your Excellency will graciously inform us whether it is permissible to remove them when cleaning these sites? We accept your Excellency's appreciation, may Allah preserve you.
A : It is not permissible to cut trees in the Sacred Precinct that grew naturally, due to the authentic, established hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), including what the two Shaykhs narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 1355a until he said: Sahih al-Bukhari 112 the hadith, and the scholarly consensus on this. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: We present to your Excellency that the Royal Ceremonies have a camp and tents in Muzdalifah to accommodate the guests of His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques after the departure from 'Arafah . When these sites are cleaned in preparation for the Hajj season, there are some weeds and small trees such as: al-ṭarf, al-'urfaj, al-'ashraq, and al-lasīq, which is a plant that sticks to clothes when anyone passes by it. There is also the qatbah plant, which spreads on the surface of the ground in a circle with a diameter of about 3 meters. These weeds and plants hinder the cleaning process, as they cover the walkways and tent sites, and they disfigure the appearance of the tent and canopy areas due to their dryness caused by the lack of rain this year. They also provide shelter for harmful insects. We hope your Excellency will graciously inform us whether it is permissible to remove them when cleaning these sites? We accept your Excellency's appreciation, may Allah preserve you.
A : It is not permissible to cut trees in the Sacred Precinct that grew naturally, due to the authentic, established hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), including what the two Shaykhs narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
Verily Allah held back the elephants from Mecca
إن الله حبس عن مكة الفيل..No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is not allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees
وإنها ساعتي هذه حرام لا يختلى شوكها ولا يعضد شجرها
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