وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ غِلْمَانًا قَدْ أَلْجَئُوا ثَعْلَبًا إِلَى زَاوِيَةٍ فَطَرَدَهُمْ عَنْهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ لاَ أَعْلَمُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَفِي حَرَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصْنَعُ هَذَا

Malik related to me from Yunus ibn Yusuf from Ata ibn Yasar thatAbu Ayyub al-Ansari found some boys who had driven a fox into acorner, and he chased them away from it. Malik said, "I onlyknow that he said, 'Is this done in the Haram of the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?' " Translation Not Available

Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith 1612
Web Ref:  Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith 12

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