Volume 4, Book 52, Number 256:
Narrated As-Sab bin Jaththama:
The Prophet passed by me at a place called Al-Abwa or Waddan, and was asked whether it was
permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and
children to danger. The Prophet replied, “They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e.
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pagans).” I also heard the Prophet saying, “The institution of Hima is invalid except for Allah and His
Apostle.”
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 747:
Narrated As-Sa’b bin Jaththama:
An onager was presented to Allah’s Apostle at the place called Al-Abwa’ or Waddan, but Allah’s
Apostle rejected it. When the Prophet noticed the signs of sorrow on the giver’s face he said, “We
have not rejected your gift, but we are in the state of Ihram.” (i.e. if we were not in a state of Ihram
we would have accepted your gift, Fateh-al-Bari page 130, Vol. 6)
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Volume 3, Book 40, Number 558:
Narrated As-Sab bin Jaththama:
Allah’s Apostle said, No Hima except for Allah and His Apostle. We have been told that Allah’s
Apostle made a place called An-Naqi’ as Hima, and ‘Umar made Ash-Sharaf and Ar-Rabadha Hima
(for grazing the animals of Zakat).