Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

2.Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from more than one person from Aban from abu al-‘Abbas who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ’Is al-Madinah the sacred place of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’Yes, he made it a one square Barid (a certain area of land) with its trees an area of sacred status.’ I (the narrator) then asked, ’What about hunting in such area?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’People’s words are not rejected.’” (Please consult Fatwa for this Hadith) وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/278))