Chapter on the Sanctity and Virtue of Medina

It is narrated from Zurarah ibn A’yun, from Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, who said: "The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) sanctified the area between its two rocky grounds as the sanctuary of Medina, prohibiting its game. He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم also prohibited the area surrounding it—extending a barid by a barid (approximately 22 kilometers by 22 kilometers)—from having its vegetation cleared or its trees cut, except for branches used to drive camels (‘udayn al-nadhih)."