193 hadith
I heard Abu Qasim ﷺ say, "Some men will leave Madinah out of dislike for it, but Madinah is better for them, if only they knew."
أحمد 8015SahihI heard Abu Qasim ﷺ say, "By the One in whose hand my soul rests, Some men will leave Madinah out of dislike for it, yet Madinah is better for them, if only they knew."
أحمد 9237SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The people will leave Madinah while it is in its best state, and none will roam through it except wild beasts and birds. The last to be gathered will be two shepherds from Mazina, heading toward…
البخاري 1874SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Some men will leave Medina out of distaste for it, yet Medina is better for them, if only they knew."
أحمد 9993SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "They will leave Madinah in the best state it has ever been, with none frequenting it but wild creatures," meaning the beasts of prey and birds. "Then two shepherds from Mazina will set out heading for…
مسلم 3367SahihMihjan bin Adra reported, "Allah's Prophet ﷺ sent me on an errand, and later he came upon me as I was coming out of one of the streets of Madinah. I walked along with him until we climbed Uhud. Then he turned toward Madinah and said, 'Alas…
أحمد 20348HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "They will leave Madinah in the best state it has ever been, with nothing roaming it except wild creatures," meaning the predatory beasts and birds. "The last to be gathered will be two shepherds from…
الأعظمي 10641SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "They will leave Madinah in the best state it has ever been in, with none frequenting it except wild beasts and birds of prey." By "wild beasts" he meant the predators that scavenge for prey. "The last…
الأعظمي 15963SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A time will surely come upon Medina when people will set out from it to distant lands seeking ease of living. They will find such ease, then return and move their families away to those places of comfort. Yet…
أحمد 14680HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A time will come upon people when a man will call his cousin and relative, saying, 'Come to ease and prosperity! Come to ease and prosperity!' Yet Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. By the One in…
مسلم 3352SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A time will come upon people when a man will call out to his cousin and relative, 'Come to a place of ease and plenty,' though Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. By the One in whose hand is my…
الأعظمي 15960SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A time will come upon people when a man will call out to his cousin and relative, 'Come to a place of ease and plenty,' though Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. By the One in whose hand is my…
الأعظمي 10636SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The people will leave Madinah in its best state, with none entering it except wild animals," meaning beasts of prey and birds. "The last to be gathered will be two shepherds from Mazina, calling out to their…
أحمد 7193SahihA group of people came to Madinah with the Prophet ﷺ at a time when illness was spreading there. The Prophet ﷺ forbade them from leaving until he gave them permission, but they departed without his consent. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,…
أحمد 15132SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Sham will be conquered, and a group of people will leave Medina with their families, urging their mounts on, though Medina would be better for them, if only they knew. Then Yemen will be conquered, and a…
مسلم 3364SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Some men are calling their relatives away from Madinah, saying, 'Better lands, better lands,' yet Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no one…
أحمد 9670SahihMihjan bin Adra reported that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ sent him on an errand. Then the Prophet met him as he was coming out from one of the roads of Madinah, so he went along with him until they climbed Mount Uhud. The Prophet looked toward…
أحمد 20347DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No one leaves Madinah out of distaste for it without Allah replacing him there with someone better than he was."
مالك 1694SahihSaeed bin Abu Saeed reported from Abu Saeed, the freed slave of Mahri, that he came to Abu Saeed Khudri during the days of the Harrah and consulted him about leaving Madinah. He complained to him about its high prices and the size of his…
أحمد 11554SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No one leaves Madinah out of dislike for it without Allah replacing him with someone better."
الأعظمي 10642SahihHardship and severe distress struck the people of Madinah, so a man came to Abu Saeed Khudri and said to him, "I have a large family, and severe hardship has befallen us. I want to move my family to some part of the countryside." Abu Saeed…
مسلم 3336SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Yemen will be conquered, and a group of people will come urging their families and those who obey them to migrate there, though Madinah would be better for them if only they knew. Then Sham will be…
مسلم 3365SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Yemen will be conquered, and a people will come urging their families and followers to migrate there, taking them along, but Madinah would be better for them if only they knew. Then Sham will be…
الأعظمي 10630SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to go to a town that consumes other towns. People call it Yathrib, but it is Madinah. It expels people just as a blacksmith's bellows removes the impurities of iron."
البخاري 1871SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to migrate to a town that will devour all other towns. People call it Yathrib, but it is Madinah. It expels its impure people just as the bellows expel the impurities of iron."
أحمد 7370SahihWe came along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and stopped at Dhu al-Hulayfah. Some men hurried on ahead to Madinah, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spent the night there, and we spent the night with him. When morning came, he asked about them,…
أحمد 21289DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Lands and cities will be conquered, and Some men will say to their brothers, 'Come to the fertile countryside.' Yet Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. No one endures its hardship and severity…
أحمد 8458SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. No one leaves it out of dislike for it without Allah replacing him in it with someone better. And no one endures its hardship and difficulty without my being an…
الأعظمي 919SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to go to a town that consumes other towns. People call it Yathrib, but it is Madinah. It expels people just as a blacksmith's bellows removes the impurities of iron."
أحمد 7232SahihHe came to Abu Saeed Khudri during the nights of the Harrah and consulted him about leaving Madinah, complaining to him of its high prices and his large family. He told him that he could not bear the hardship and difficult life of Madinah.…
مسلم 3339SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Yemen will be conquered, and a people will come urging their families and those who obey them to migrate there, but Madinah would be better for them if they only knew. Then Sham will be conquered, and…
البخاري 1875SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I declare sacred the area between the two lava tracts of Madinah, that its thorny trees not be cut and its game not be killed." And he said, "Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. No one leaves it…
مسلم 3319SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Yemen will be conquered, and a people will come urging their camels onward, taking their families and whoever obeys them away with them, though Madinah would be better for them if only they knew."
أحمد 21915SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to go to a town that devours all other towns. People call it Yathrib, but it is Madinah. It expels its evil people just as the bellows expels impurities from iron."
مسلم 3353SahihMy brother died, so I came to Abu Saeed Khudri and said, "Abu Saeed, my brother has passed away leaving dependents, and I have my own dependents, and we have no wealth. I have decided to take my family and my brother's family and settle in…
أحمد 11246SahihHe came to Abu Saeed Khudri during the nights of the Harrah and consulted him about leaving Madinah. He complained to him about its high prices and his large family, telling him that he could no longer endure the hardship and harshness of…
الأعظمي 16207SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A rider will travel along the side of the valley of Madinah and will say, 'There was once here a large settlement of believers.'"
أحمد 14678HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "I have been commanded to go to a town that devours all other towns. People call it Yathrib, but it is Madinah. It drives out the wicked as the bellows drives the dross from iron."
مالك 1693SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to a town that devours other towns. The people call it Yathrib, but it is Madinah. It expels people just as the bellows expels the impurities of iron."
الأعظمي 10639SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Yemen will be conquered, and people will come urging their mounts along, taking their families and whoever obeys them away with them, though Madinah would be better for them, if only they knew. Syria…
مالك 1695SahihA bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and embraced Islam, pledging allegiance to him on the condition of migration. Soon afterwards he came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Release me from my pledge." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I will not…
أحمد 14300SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "A rider will surely travel through the region of Medina"—Qutayba said, "in the outskirts of Medina"—"and he will say, 'There were once many believers settled here.'"
أحمد 14736HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The people of Madinah will abandon Madinah at a time when it is at its very best, ripe with fruit and bursting with abundance." It was asked, "Who will eat its produce then?" He replied, "The birds and the…
أحمد 9067SahihA man came to Abu Saeed Khudri, having been struck by hardship and difficulty in Medina, and said to him, "I have a large family, and severe hardship has befallen us, so I want to move my family to some place in the countryside." Abu Saeed…
الأعظمي 10564SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Madinah will be abandoned by its people while its fruit is ripe. The wild beasts and birds will eat it." The people asked, "Then who will eat it, Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "The wild beasts and the…
أحمد 14557SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I declare the area between the two lava fields of Madinah sacred. Its thorny trees are not to be cut, nor is its game to be hunted." He also said, "Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. No one leaves…
الأعظمي 10635SahihAbu Saeed Khudri was approached during the nights of al-Harrah by a man who consulted him about leaving Madinah, complaining to him about its high prices and his large family, and informing him that he could not endure the hardship and…
الأعظمي 10634SahihHe informed him that he heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "The people of Mecca will leave it, then they will not inhabit it," or "it will only be inhabited slightly. Then it will be inhabited and filled and built up. Then they will leave it and…
أحمد 14735DaifHarith bin Abu Rabia and Abdullah bin Safwan went in to visit Umm Salama, the Mother of the Believers, and I was with them. They asked her about the army that would be swallowed up by the earth, this being during the days of Ibn Zubayr. She…
مسلم 7240SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever frightens Madinah, Allah [[r4]] will frighten him, and upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. Allah will not accept from him any compulsory or voluntary deed."
أحمد 16562SahihA man asked, "Prophet of Allah, will he not head for Medina?" He replied, "Yes, he will set out toward it, but he will find the angels guarding its mountain passes and its gates against Dajjal."
أحمد 13393SahihHe informed him that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The people of Mecca will leave it, and then no one will pass through it," or "only a few will know it. Then it will fill up and be rebuilt. Then they will leave it again and never…
أحمد 152DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Faith retreats to Madinah just as a snake retreats into its hole."
الأعظمي 10653SahihHarith bin Abu Rabia and Abdullah bin Safwan entered, and I was with them, upon Umm Salama, Umm Muiminin. They asked her about the army that would be swallowed up by the earth, and that was during the days of Ibn Zubayr. She said, the…
الأعظمي 15995SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Madinah will surely be abandoned at the height of its prosperity, until a dog or a wolf enters it and lifts its leg against one of the pillars of the masjid or against the pulpit." They asked, "Messenger of…
مالك 1696HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The countryside regions will be opened up, and people will come to their acquaintances and go off with them, though Madinah would be better for them, if only they knew." He said it twice.
أحمد 8592SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I declare sacred the area between the two lava fields of Madinah, so that its thorny trees may not be cut and its game may not be hunted." He also said, "Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. No one…
مسلم 3318SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream a black woman with disheveled hair leaving Madinah until she came to stand at Mahyaah, which is al-Juhfah. I interpreted this to mean that the plague of Madinah had been transferred there."
الأعظمي 10603SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream a black woman with disheveled hair leaving Madinah until she came to a halt at Mahyaah, which is al-Juhfah. I interpreted this to mean that the plague of Madinah had been transferred there."
البخاري 7038SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I declare sacred the area between the two lava plains of Madinah, that its trees should not be cut nor its game hunted." He also said, "Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. No one leaves it out of…
أحمد 1573Sahih