cutting what has broken but not separated; for it is already damaged and is like a broken fingernail. There is no harm in utilizing branches that have broken and become detached from trees without human action, nor in utilizing fallen leaves. Ahmad stated this explicitly, and we know of no disagreement regarding it, as the report specifically mentions cutting, and this was not cut. As for when a human cuts it, Ahmad said: "I have not heard [a ruling], but if it is cut, it may be utilized." He also stated regarding a large tree that is uprooted: "Whoever likens it to game [hunted in the Sanctuary] should not benefit from its wood." This is because one is prohibited from destroying it due to the sanctity of the Sanctuary; thus, if it is cut by one for whom cutting it is forbidden, it may not be utilized, just like game slaughtered by a pilgrim in the state of ihram. It is possible that it is permitted for someone other than the person who cut it to utilize it, because it became detached without his action, so utilizing it is permitted, just as if it were cut by a grazing animal. It differs from game that he has slaughtered, because the validity of slaughtering requires legal capacity, which is why it is not realized through the act of a beast, unlike this.

Section: He may not take leaves from trees. Al-Shafi'i said: He may take them because it does not harm them. 'Ata' used to permit the taking of senna leaves (6) to be used as a purgative, provided they are not plucked from their root. 'Amr ibn Dinar also permitted it. Our evidence is that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Its thorns are not to be beaten down, and its trees are not to be cut." Narrated by Muslim (7). Furthermore, anything that is forbidden to be taken, everything from it is forbidden, like the feathers of a bird. Their statement that "it does not harm them" is incorrect, for it weakens them and may lead to their destruction.

Section: It is prohibited to cut the grass of the Sanctuary, except for what the Lawgiver has excluded, such as idhkhir (lemon grass), what humans have planted, and dry grass; due to his (peace be upon him) statement: "Its fresh grass is not to be plucked." In another wording: "Its grass is not to be harvested." The Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) exclusion of idhkhir is evidence for the prohibition of everything else. Regarding the permissibility of grazing in it, there are two opinions: one of them is that it is not permissible, which is the school of Abu Hanifah;