Many of the brothers ask about the ruling on cutting down trees in Makkah, whether they are watered by rain or watered by their means?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, he saysThe questioner : Many of the brothers ask about the ruling on cutting down trees in Makkah, whether they are watered by rain or watered by their means?
The Shaykh : With what?
The questioner : By their means
The Shaykh : By the means of what?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If they are watered by rain, what?
The questioner : Or by their means
The Shaykh : Or by their means
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : In any case, the trees in Makkah, if they are of what Allah has grown and humans have no hand in them, then they are respected and it is not permissible for a person to cut them down. But if they are of what humans have grown, meaning what is of human making, that he planted or sowed, then it is his property and he may dispose of it as he wishes. Pay attention, this is the criterion. But if a person is in a state of ihram and uproots a tree in 'Arafah, is that permissible? A person in ihram uproots a tree of what Allah the Mighty and Majestic has grown in 'Arafah, is it permissible or not?
The student: It is not permissible
The Shaykh : It is not permissible because he is in a state of ihram. And I say it is permissible, permissible, because it is outside the Haram. Pay attention, brothers, the trees are connected to the Haram. What is within the miles is respected, and it is not permissible for one in ihram or one not in ihram to cut it. And what is outside the miles, like what is in 'Arafah or in al-Tan'eem for example, this has no sanctity, so it is permissible for one in ihram and one not in ihram to cut it.
Now, hunting: if hunting is inside the Haram, it is forbidden, for one in ihram and one not in ihram. If it is outside the Haram, it is forbidden for one in ihram, and lawful for one not in ihram. This is what distinguishes between them if it is outside the Haram, between one in ihram and one not in ihram. As for trees, there is no distinction.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, what is there?
The student: ... he says he took a cat to Jeddah
The Shaykh : This one asks, he says: He took a cat from Makkah to Jeddah. Yes, is this permissible? We say the cat is not game, the cat is not game, so its sanctity in Makkah is like its sanctity in Jeddah. So if it is not game, there is no harm in moving it from Makkah to Jeddah. But he must, if he moves it, take care of it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning when she confined it Sunan Ibn Majah 4256Sahih (Darussalam) Yes, and what ... cold ...
The Shaykh : With what?
The questioner : By their means
The Shaykh : By the means of what?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If they are watered by rain, what?
The questioner : Or by their means
The Shaykh : Or by their means
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : In any case, the trees in Makkah, if they are of what Allah has grown and humans have no hand in them, then they are respected and it is not permissible for a person to cut them down. But if they are of what humans have grown, meaning what is of human making, that he planted or sowed, then it is his property and he may dispose of it as he wishes. Pay attention, this is the criterion. But if a person is in a state of ihram and uproots a tree in 'Arafah, is that permissible? A person in ihram uproots a tree of what Allah the Mighty and Majestic has grown in 'Arafah, is it permissible or not?
The student: It is not permissible
The Shaykh : It is not permissible because he is in a state of ihram. And I say it is permissible, permissible, because it is outside the Haram. Pay attention, brothers, the trees are connected to the Haram. What is within the miles is respected, and it is not permissible for one in ihram or one not in ihram to cut it. And what is outside the miles, like what is in 'Arafah or in al-Tan'eem for example, this has no sanctity, so it is permissible for one in ihram and one not in ihram to cut it.
Now, hunting: if hunting is inside the Haram, it is forbidden, for one in ihram and one not in ihram. If it is outside the Haram, it is forbidden for one in ihram, and lawful for one not in ihram. This is what distinguishes between them if it is outside the Haram, between one in ihram and one not in ihram. As for trees, there is no distinction.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, what is there?
The student: ... he says he took a cat to Jeddah
The Shaykh : This one asks, he says: He took a cat from Makkah to Jeddah. Yes, is this permissible? We say the cat is not game, the cat is not game, so its sanctity in Makkah is like its sanctity in Jeddah. So if it is not game, there is no harm in moving it from Makkah to Jeddah. But he must, if he moves it, take care of it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: