End of Medina Haram Boundary

The Medina Haram (حَرَمُ الْمَدِينَة) is a sacred area that the Prophet Muhammad personally defined and described its boundaries in various hadiths. Although it does not have as deep a historical background as the Mecca Haram, the Prophet Muhammad has granted this area a special status. According to the Hanafi school, Medina does not have a haram that requires strict legal rulings like Mecca; however, according to the Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools, the Medina Haram has a real and binding haram status. The Prophet Muhammad stated: "Ibrahim made Mecca sacred; I also make Medina sacred between these two black stones; the trees of Medina are not to be cut, and the game animals are not to be frightened." The boundaries of the Medina Haram are described in hadiths as follows: to the east is Mount Seyr (Uveyrid), to the west is Mount Ayr (Air), and the distance determined by these two points in the north and south directions. These boundaries approximately encompass a radius of 12-18 km around Medina. Anyone who violates this haram—meaning those who hunt or cut plants here—has been cursed by the Prophet Muhammad. However, unlike Mecca, the Medina Haram is not closed to non-Muslims and does not require a specific ihram practice. [Source: TDV Islamic Encyclopedia, "Medina" article, islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/medine; Bukhari, Fada'il al-Medina 1; Muslim, Hajj 467-469]