193 hadith
He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Madinah is like a furnace. Ibrahim made Makkah a sanctuary, and I declare Madinah a sanctuary. It is like Makkah, sacred. The area between its two lava fields and the entirety of its protected…
أحمد 15233AHasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution and then prayed on the land of Saad, at the foot of the Harrah, near the houses of Suqya. Then he said, "O Allah, Ibrahim was Your friend, Your servant, and Your prophet, and he supplicated to You…
الأعظمي 10573SahihThe 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 1573SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured with his hand toward Madinah and said, "It is a sacred sanctuary, secure."
الأعظمي 10628SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Allah, bless the people of Medina in their city, bless them in their saa, and bless them in their mudd. O Allah, Ibrahim is Your servant and Your friend, and I am Your servant and Your messenger. Ibrahim…
الأعظمي 10651HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Affliction will come from a people in the east whose heads are shaven." He was then asked about Medina, and he said, "It is sacred and safe, sacred and safe."
أحمد 15976SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah, bless the people of Medina in their city, and bless them in their saa and in their mudd. Allah, Ibrahim is Your servant and Your dear friend, and I am Your servant and Your messenger. Ibrahim asked You…
أحمد 8373SahihThe 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Allah, bless the people of Medina in their city. Bless them in their saa and bless them in their mudd. O Allah, Ibrahim was Your servant and Your khalil, and I am Your servant and Your messenger. Ibrahim…
أحمد 1593SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I declare sacred the area between the two lava fields of Madinah, just as Ibrahim declared his sanctuary sacred. Its thorny trees are not to be cut, and its game is not to be hunted. No one leaves it out of…
أحمد 1606SahihA 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 performed ablution, then prayed on Saad's land at the base of the Harrah near the houses of Suqya. Then he said, "O Allah, Ibrahim was Your intimate friend, Your servant, and Your prophet, and he supplicated to You…
الأعظمي 10624SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Madinah is a sanctuary. Whoever commits a wrongdoing in it or shelters someone who has done so, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. On the Day of Resurrection, no compensation or ransom will be…
مسلم 3330SahihThe 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 10635SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution and then prayed on the land of Saad at the edge of the Harrah, near the houses of Suqya. Then he said, "O Allah, Ibrahim was Your friend, Your servant, and Your prophet, and he supplicated to You…
أحمد 22630SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured with his hand toward Madinah and said, "It is a sacred sanctuary, a place of safety."
مسلم 3341SahihThe 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 7370SahihThe 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 3319SahihThe 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 7232SahihThe 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 1871SahihHardship 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, "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 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 3353SahihThe 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 Prophet ﷺ say, "It is not permissible for anyone to carry weapons in it for fighting." Qutayba said, meaning Medina.
أحمد 14737HasanPeople used to call it Yathrib and al-Madinah, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah [[r5]] has named it Tabah." Siraj said, "Yathrib is al-Madinah."
أحمد 21022SahihMihjan 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 20348HasanSaeed 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 11554SahihMihjan 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 20347DifficultA 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 14300SahihAn Arabi came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Pledge allegiance to me upon Islam." So he pledged allegiance to him upon Islam. He came back the next day stricken with fever and said, "Release me from my pledge." The Prophet ﷺ refused. When the…
البخاري 7216SahihAn Arabi came to the Prophet ﷺ and pledged allegiance to him on Islam. The next day he came back stricken with fever and said, "Release me from my pledge." The Prophet ﷺ refused. The man asked three times, and each time he refused. Then he…
البخاري 1883SahihA 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 13393SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "It is Taybah," meaning Madinah, "and it expels impurity just as fire expels the impurity of silver."
الأعظمي 10638SahihMy father passed by Abu Hurairah, who asked, "Ayn Tureed?" He replied, "To some sheep of mine." Abu Hurairah said, "Good. Wipe the mucus from their noses, keep their resting place clean, and pray beside their pen, for they are among the…
أحمد 9625SahihHe 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, "Allah the Exalted has named Madinah 'Tabah.'"
أحمد 21049SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Allah [[r5]] named Madinah Tabah."
أحمد 20887SahihAn Arabi came to the Prophet ﷺ and pledged allegiance to him upon Islam. Then he was struck by a fever, so he came back to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Release me from my pledge." The Prophet ﷺ refused. He came again and asked the same, but the…
أحمد 14284SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Allah the Exalted named Madinah Tabah."
الأعظمي 10620SahihAn Arabi came to the Prophet ﷺ and pledged allegiance to him upon Islam. The next day he came back stricken with fever and said, "Messenger of Allah, release me from my pledge." The Prophet ﷺ refused. He came again for three consecutive…
أحمد 15217SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Faith retreats to Medina just as a snake retreats to its hole."
ابن ماجه 3111SahihWith this chain of narration, and in his version of the hadith he said, I met Abu Jafar and said to him, "She only said 'in a barren land of the earth.'" Abu Jafar replied, "No indeed, by Allah, it is the barren land of Madinah."
مسلم 7241SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Allah [[r4]] has named Madinah 'Tabah.'"
أحمد 20916SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Faith retreats to Medina just as a snake retreats to its hole."
مسلم 374SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Faith retreats to Medina just as a snake retreats to its hole."
البخاري 1876SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Mecca to a land with date palms. My mind first thought it was Yamamah or Hajar, but it turned out to be Madinah, Yathrib. In this same dream I saw myself brandishing a sword,…
ابن ماجه 3921SahihAn Arabi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Pledge me to Islam." So he took his pledge upon Islam. The next day he returned, suffering from a fever, and said, "Messenger of Allah, release me from my pledge." But he refused. The…
أحمد 14937SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Faith retreats to Medina just as a snake retreats to its hole."
أحمد 7846SahihI heard the Prophet ﷺ, and on one occasion he said, I heard Jabir, meaning Ibn Samura, say that the Prophet ﷺ named Medina "Tabah."
أحمد 21046SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said that Allah [[r5]] named Madinah "Tabah."
أحمد 20969SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Mecca to a land with date palms. My thoughts went to it being Yamamah or Hajar, but it turned out to be Medina, Yathrib. In this vision of mine I also saw that I brandished a…
مسلم 5934SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream that I was emigrating from Mecca to a land with palm trees. My thought went to it being Yamamah or Hajar, but it turned out to be Madinah, Yathrib. In this dream of mine, I shook a sword and its blade…
الأعظمي 8811SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Faith retreats to Medina just as a snake retreats to its hole."
أحمد 10440SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "It is Taybah," meaning Madinah, "and it expels evil just as fire expels the impurity of silver."
مسلم 3356SahihA bedouin Arabi pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on Islam. Then the Arabi was struck with a fever in Madinah, so he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, release me from my pledge." The Messenger of…
البخاري 7322SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Makkah to a land containing palm trees. My thoughts went to it being Yamamah or Hajar, but it turned out to be Madinah, Yathrib. In this dream of mine, I also saw that I…
الأعظمي 11698SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream that I was wearing a strong coat of armor, and I saw cattle being slaughtered. I interpreted the strong armor to mean Madinah, and the cattle to mean some of my companions being killed. And…
الأعظمي 11699SahihIbn Abbas said concerning the verse *"will surely bring you back to a place of return"* [Qasas 28:85] that it means to Makkah.
البخاري 4773SahihAn Arabi pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upon Islam. The Arabi then fell ill with a fever in Medina, so he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, release me from my pledge." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
النسائي 4190Sahih