Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَاصِمٌ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَحَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ حَرَامٌ حَرَّمَهَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ لَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
English Translation
Yazid ibn Harun told us: 'Asim informed us, he said: I asked Anas ibn Malik, "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, declare Medina sacred?" He said, "Yes. It is sacred; Allah and His Messenger have made it sacred. Its plants may not be cut, and whoever does so, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people."