It was narrated that Anas Bin Malik said: “The Messenger Of Allah (SAW) said: “O Allah, give Al-Madinah twice the blessings of Makkah.””

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ السَّامِىُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يُونُسَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ضِعْفَىْ مَا بِمَكَّةَ مِنَ الْبَرَكَةِ ».

It was narrated from Ibrahim At-Taimi that his father said. “Ali bin Abi Talib addressed us and said: ‘Whoever claims that we have something that we recite apart from the Book of Allah and this Sahifah’ – a document that was hanging from the sheath of his sword –‘is laying. In it are the ages of camels and rulings concerning (the compensation for) injuries, and in it the Prophet (SAW) said: Al-Madinah is sacred, the area between ‘Ayr and Thawr. Whoever introduces and Hadath or gives refuge to a Muhdith, upon him will be the curse of Allah the Angels and all the people and on the Day of Resurrection Allah will not accept any Sarf not Adl from him. Protection granted by one Muslim is binding upon all of them, and may be given by the humblest of them. Whoever claims to belong to someone other man his father or to be belong to someone other than his Mawla, upon him be the curse of Allah, the Angels and all the people, and on the Day of Resurrection Allah will not accept any Sarf not ‘Adl from him.’”The Hadith of Abu Bakr and Zuhair ends with the words, “and may be given by the humblest of them” and in their Hadith it does not mention: “hanging from the sheath of sword.”

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِى مُعَاوِيَةَ - قَالَ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ - حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِىِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ خَطَبَنَا عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ عِنْدَنَا شَيْئًا نَقْرَأُهُ إِلاَّ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَهَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةَ - قَالَ وَصِحِيفَةٌ مُعَلَّقَةٌ فِى قِرَابِ سَيْفِهِ - فَقَدْ كَذَبَ فِيهَا أَسْنَانُ الإِبِلِ وَأَشْيَاءُ مِنَ الْجِرَاحَاتِ وَفِيهَا قَالَ النَّبِىُّ صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم « الْمَدِينَةُ حَرَمٌ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْرٍ إِلَى ثَوْرٍ فَمَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِيهَا حَدَثًا أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثًا فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ صَرْفًا وَلاَ عَدْلاً وَذِمَّةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَاحِدَةٌ يَسْعَى بِهَا أَدْنَاهُمْ وَمَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ أَوِ انْتَمَى إِلَى غَيْرِ مَوَالِيهِ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ صَرْفًا وَلاَ عَدْلاً ». وَانْتَهَى حَدِيثُ أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَزُهَيْرٍ عِنْدَ قَوْلِهِ « يَسْعَى بِهَا أَدْنَاهُمْ ». وَلَمْ يَذْكُرَا مَا بَعْدَهُ وَلَيْسَ فِى حَدِيثِهِمَا مُعَلَّقَةٌ فِى قِرَابِ سَيْفِهِ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (SAW) said: “Al-Madinah is sacred, and whoever introduces any Hadath in it or grants refuge to Muhdith, upon him be the curse of Allah, the Angels and all the people, and on the Day of Resurrection Allah will not accept any ‘Adl nor Sarf from him.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ الْجُعْفِىُّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « الْمَدِينَةُ حَرَمٌ فَمَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِيهَا حَدَثًا أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثًا فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَدْلٌ وَلاَ صَرْفٌ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah used to say: “If I saw gazelles grazing in Al-Madinah I would not disturb them. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘The area between its two lava fields is a sanctuary.’”

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ الظِّبَاءَ تَرْتَعُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مَا ذَعَرْتُهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا حَرَامٌ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) declared what is between the two lava fields of Al-Madinah sacred.” Abu Hurairah said: “If I found gazelles between the two lava fields, I would not disturb them.” And he made twelve miles around Al-Madinah a Hima (sanctuary).

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَىِ الْمَدِينَةِ. قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَلَوْ وَجَدْتُ الظِّبَاءَ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا مَا ذَعَرْتُهَا. وَجَعَلَ اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ مِيلاً حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ حِمًى.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that he said: “When the people saw the first fruits (of the season), they would bring them to Prophet (SAW) , and when the Messenger of Allah (SAW) took them he said: ‘O Allah, bless us in our produce, bless us in our city, bless us in our Sa and bless us in our Mudd. O Allah, Ibrahim, peace and blessings be upon him, was Your slave, Your Close Friend and Your Prophet, and I am Your slave and Your Prophet. He supplicated to You for Mkkah and I supplicate to You for Al-Madinah as he supplicated to You for Makkah, and the same again.’ Then he would call the youngest child and give him that fruit.”

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ - فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ - عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ النَّاسُ إِذَا رَأَوْا أَوَّلَ الثَّمَرِ جَاءُوا بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِذَا أَخَذَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى ثَمَرِنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِى مَدِينَتِنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِى صَاعِنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِى مُدِّنَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَبْدُكَ وَخَلِيلُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ وَإِنِّى عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ وَإِنَّهُ دَعَاكَ لِمَكَّةَ وَإِنِّى أَدْعُوكَ لِلْمَدِينَةِ بِمِثْلِ مَا دَعَاكَ لِمَكَّةَ وَمِثْلِهِ مَعَهُ ». قَالَ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو أَصْغَرَ وَلِيدٍ لَهُ فَيُعْطِيهِ ذَلِكَ الثَّمَرَ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that (the season’s) the first fruit would be brought to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and he would say: “O Allah, bless us in our city and in jour produce, and in our Mudd and in our Sa, blessing upon blessing.” Then he would give it to the youngest of the children present.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَدَنِىُّ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِأَوَّلِ الثَّمَرِ فَيَقُولُ « اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى مَدِينَتِنَا وَفِى ثِمَارِنَا وَفِى مُدِّنَا وَفِى صَاعِنَا بَرَكَةً مَعَ بَرَكَةٍ ». ثُمَّ يُعْطِيهِ أَصْغَرَ مَنْ يَحْضُرُهُ مِنَ الْوِلْدَانِ.

It was narrated from Abu Saeed, the freed slave of Al-Mahri, that he experienced distress and hardship in Al-Madinah. He came to Abu Saeed Al-Khudri and said to him: “I have many dependents and we are experiencing hardship, so I want to move my family to a rural area.” Abu Saeed said: “Do not do that; stay in Al-Madinah, for we went out with the Messenger of Allah (SAW) –I think he said – “until we reached ‘Usfan, where he stayed for several nights. The people said: ‘ By Allah, we are not doing anything here, and our families are left behind with no protection.’ News for that reached the Prophet (SAW) and he said: ‘What is this that I have heard of what you are saying?’” – I do not know how he said it: “‘by the One by Whom I swear,’” or ‘“by the One in Whose Hand is my soul’” - ‘“I was thinking,’” or ‘ “ if you wish’” – I am not sure which of them he said – ‘ “I will order that my she-camel be prepared and I would let her keep going until I come to Al-Madinah.’ And he said: ‘O Allah! Ibrahim, peace and blessings be upon him, declared Makkah sacred and made it a sanctuary. I declared Al-Madinah sacred; the area between its two mountains is a sanctuary. No blood is to be shed therein and no weapons are to be carried for fighting, and the leaves are not to be shaken from its trees, except for fodder. O Allah, bless us in our city. O Allah, bless us in our Sa. O Allah, bless us in our Mudd. O Allah, bless us in our Mudd. O Allah, bless us in our city. To each blessing add two more. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, there is neither mountain pass nor road around Al-Madinah but there are two Angels standing guard over it, until you return to it.’ Then he said to the people: ‘Move on,’ so we moved on and we cane to Al-Madinah. By the One by Whom we swear,” or “by Whom oaths are sworn” – Hammad (a narrator) was not sure – “hardly had we put down our saddles after entering Al-Madinah but Banu Abdullah bin Ghatafan attached us, and they had no reason to have attached before that.”

حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى عَنْ وُهَيْبٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِى إِسْحَاقَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْمَهْرِىِّ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ جَهْدٌ وَشِدَّةٌ وَأَنَّهُ أَتَى أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنِّى كَثِيرُ الْعِيَالِ وَقَدْ أَصَابَتْنَا شِدَّةٌ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْقُلَ عِيَالِى إِلَى بَعْضِ الرِّيفِ. فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ لاَ تَفْعَلِ الْزَمِ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِنَّا خَرَجْنَا مَعَ نَبِىِّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- - أَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عُسْفَانَ فَأَقَامَ بِهَا لَيَالِىَ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَحْنُ هَا هُنَا فِى شَىْءٍ وَإِنَّ عِيَالَنَا لَخُلُوفٌ مَا نَأْمَنُ عَلَيْهِمْ. فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « مَا هَذَا الَّذِى بَلَغَنِى مِنْ حَدِيثِكُمْ - مَا أَدْرِى كَيْفَ قَالَ - وَالَّذِى أَحْلِفُ بِهِ أَوْ وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَوْ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ - لاَ أَدْرِى أَيَّتَهُمَا قَالَ - لآمُرَنَّ بِنَاقَتِى تُرْحَلُ ثُمَّ لاَ أَحُلُّ لَهَا عُقْدَةً حَتَّى أَقْدَمَ الْمَدِينَةَ - وَقَالَ - اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلَهَا حَرَمًا وَإِنِّى حَرَّمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ حَرَامًا مَا بَيْنَ مَأْزِمَيْهَا أَنْ لاَ يُهَرَاقَ فِيهَا دَمٌ وَلاَ يُحْمَلَ فِيهَا سِلاَحٌ لِقِتَالٍ وَلاَ يُخْبَطَ فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ إِلاَّ لِعَلْفٍ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى مَدِينَتِنَا اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى صَاعِنَا اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى مُدِّنَا اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى صَاعِنَا اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى مُدِّنَا اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى مَدِينَتِنَا اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ مَعَ الْبَرَكَةِ بَرَكَتَيْنِ وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ شِعْبٌ وَلاَ نَقْبٌ إِلاَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكَانِ يَحْرُسَانِهَا حَتَّى تَقْدَمُوا إِلَيْهَا - ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ - ارْتَحِلُوا ». فَارْتَحَلْنَا فَأَقْبَلْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَوَالَّذِى نَحْلِفُ بِهِ أَوْ يُحْلَفُ بِهِ - الشَّكُّ مِنْ حَمَّادٍ - مَا وَضَعْنَا رِحَالَنَا حِينَ دَخَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ حَتَّى أَغَارَ عَلَيْنَا بَنُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَمَا يَهِيجُهُمْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ شَىْءٌ.

It was narrated from Abu Sa‘eed, the freed slave of Al-Mahri, that he came to Abu Sa‘eed Al-Khudri during the nights of Al-Harrah, when he consulted him about leaving Al-Madinah, complaining to him about its prices and his large number of dependents, and telling him that he could not bear the hardships and difficulties of Al-Madinah. He said to him: “Woe to you! I do not advise you to do that. I heard the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) say: ‘No one bears its hardships with patience and dies, but I will intercede for him, or, I will be a witness for him, on the Day of Resurrection, if he is Muslim.”’

وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْمَهْرِىِّ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىَّ لَيَالِىَ الْحَرَّةِ فَاسْتَشَارَهُ فِى الْجَلاَءِ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ أَسْعَارَهَا وَكَثْرَةَ عِيَالِهِ وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنْ لاَ صَبْرَ لَهُ عَلَى جَهْدِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَلأْوَائِهَا. فَقَالَ لَهُ وَيْحَكَ لاَ آمُرُكَ بِذَلِكَ إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « لاَ يَصْبِرُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى لأْوَائِهَا فَيَمُوتَ إِلاَّ كُنْتُ لَهُ شَفِيعًا أَوْ شَهِيدًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِذَا كَانَ مُسْلِمًا ».

‘Abdur-Rahman narrated from his father Abu Sa‘eed, that he heard the Messenger ol` Allah (S.A.W) say: “I declare sacred what is between the two lava fields of Al-Madina has (Prophet) Ibrahim declared Makkah sacred.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِى أُسَامَةَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِى بَكْرٍ وَابْنِ نُمَيْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِى سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِنِّى حَرَّمْتُ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَىِ الْمَدِينَةِ كَمَا حَرَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَكَّةَ ». قَالَ ثُمَّ كَانَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ يَأْخُذُ - وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَجِدُ - أَحَدَنَا فِى يَدِهِ الطَّيْرُ فَيَفُكُّهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُهُ.