1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from ‘Abd al-Karim from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not remove any of the trees from Makkah, except palm trees and fruit bearing trees.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Everything that grows in al-Haram (the sacred area) is prohibited (restricted) for all people.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Nasr from abu Jamilah from Ishaq ibn Yazid who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who enters Makkah and cuts off its trees. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can cut what has entered in your place, but you must not cut what has not entered your place.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a tree with its roots in non-al- Haram (the sacred area) and its branches in al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘Its roots are prohibited because of its branches.’ I then asked, ‘What if its roots are al-Haram (the sacred area) and its branches in non-al-Haram (the sacred area)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Its branches are prohibited because of its roots.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Camels can be left in al-Haram (the sacred area) to eat whatever it likes.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

6. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who cuts a tree in his house in al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘If he built the house and the tree was there it is prohibited for him, but he could cut it if it grew after the house was built.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.