Virtues of Madinah – pt1

Narrated Anas(radhiyallahu anhu): The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) said, " Madinahis a sanctuary from that place to that. Its
trees should not be cut and no heresy should be innovated nor any sin
should be committed in it, and whoever innovates in it an heresy or
commits sins (bad deeds), then he will incur the curse of Allah, the
angels, and all the people." (Bukhari)
Narrated Anas(radhiyallahu anhu): The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) came toMadinahand ordered a masjidto be built and said, "O
Bani Najjar! Suggest to me the price (of your land)." They said, "We
do not want its price except from Allah" (i.e. they wished for a
reward from Allah for giving up their land freely). So, the Prophet
(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) ordered the graves of the pagans to be
dug out and the land to be levelled, and the date-palm trees to be cut
down. The cut date-palms were fixed in the direction of the Qibla of
the (Grand) masjid. (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Huraira (radhiyallahu anhu): The Prophet(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said, "I have madeMadinaha sanctuary between its
two (Harrat) mountains." The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
went to the tribe of Bani Haritha and said (to them), "I see that you
have gone out of the sanctuary," but looking around, he added, "No,
you are inside the sanctuary." (Bukhari)
Narrated 'Ali(radhiyallahu anhu): We have nothing except the Book of
Allah and this written paper from the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) (where-in is written:) Madinah is a sanctuary from the 'Air
Mountain to such and such a place, and whoever innovates in it an
heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such an innovator in it
will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, none of
his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted. And
the asylum (of protection) granted by any Muslimis to be secured
(respected) by all the other Muslims; and whoever betrays a Muslim in
this respect incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the
people, and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship
will be accepted, and whoever (freed slave) befriends (take as
masters) other than his manumitters without their permission incurs
the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none of his
compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted.
(Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Huraira (radhiyallahu anhu): Allah's Apostle said, "I was
ordered to migrate to a town which will swallow (conquer) other towns
and is called Yathrib and that is Madinah, and it turns out (bad)
persons as a furnace removes the impurities of iron." (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Humaid(radhiyallahu anhu): We came with the Prophet
(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) from Tabuk, and when we reached near
Madinah, the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "This is
Tabah (meaning the good one)." (Bukhari)
Jaabir bin Samurah (radhiyallahu anhu) says; "I heard
Rasulullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) say: ' Verily Allah named
Madinah, Taabah(meaning the good one) or Tayyibah(the pure)."
Sa'ad (radhiyallahu anhu) reports that Rasulullullah (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said: "I declare haraam that area between the rocky
lands on both sides of Madinah, that it's vegetation be not cut down
nor that animals be hunted within it's area." Rasullullah(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) also said: " For the believer, Madinah is the best
place. If only they could understand it's virtue fully, they would
never leave it, and whoever departs from Madinah, having become
disenchanted with it, Allah will send someone better to replace him.
And whoever bears patiently the ordeals of Madinah, for him shall I be
an intercessor(or witness) on the Day of Qiyaamah." (Muslim)
Narrated Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu): If I saw deers grazing in
Madinah, I would not chase them, for Allah's Apostle said, "(Madinah)
is a sanctuary between its two mountains." (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu): I heard Allah's
Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) saying, "The people will leave
Madinah in spite of the best state it will have, and none except the
wild birds and the beasts of prey will live in it, and the last
persons who will die will be two shepherds from the tribe of Muzaina,
who will be driving their sheep towards Madinah, but will find nobody
in it, and when they reach the valley of Thaniyat-al-Wada', they will
fall down on their faces dead." (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Zuhair(radhiyallahu anhu): I heard Allah's
Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) saying, "Yemen will be conquered
and some people will migrate (from Madinah) and will urge their
families, and those who will obey them to migrate (to Yemen) although
Madinah will be better for them; if they but knew. Sham will also be
conquered and some people will migrate (from Madinah) and will urge
their families and those who will obey them, to migrate (to Sham)
although Madinah will be better for them; if they but knew. 'Iraq will
be conquered and some people will migrate (from Madinah) and will urge
their families and those who will obey them to migrate (to 'Iraq)
although Madinah will be better for them; if they but knew." (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu): Allah's Apostle(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to
Madinah as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in
danger)." (Bukhari)
Narrated Sad (radhiyallahu anhu): I heard the Prophet(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) saying, "None plots against the people of Madinah
but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the salt is dissolved
in water."
Narrated Usama(radhiyallahu anhu): Once the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) stood at the top of a castle amongst the castles (or the
high buildings) of Madinah and said, "Do you see what I see? (No
doubt) I see the spots where afflictions will take place among your
houses (and these afflictions will be) as numerous as the spots where
rain-drops fall." (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Bakra(radhiyallahu anhu): The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) said, "The terror caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal will not
enter Madinah and at that time Madinah will have seven gates and there
will be two angels at each gate guarding them." (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu): Allah's Apostle(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said, "There are angels guarding the entrances (or
roads) of Madinah, neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal will be able to enter
it." (Bukhari)
Narrated Anas bin Malik(radhiyallahu anhu): The Prophet(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said, "There will be no town which Ad-Dajjal will
not enter except Makkahand Madinah, and there will be no entrance
(road) (of both Makkah and Madinah) but the angels will be standing in
rows guarding it against him, and then Madinah will shake with its
inhabitants thrice (i.e. three earth-quakes will take place) and Allah
will expel all the nonbelievers and the hypocrites from it." (Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri(radhiyallahu anhu): Allah's
Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) told us a long narrative about
Ad-Dajjal, and among the many things he mentioned, was his saying,
"Ad-Dajjal will come and it will be forbidden for him to pass through
the entrances of Madinah. He will land in some of the salty barren
areas (outside) Madinah; on that day the best man or one of the best
men will come up to him and say, 'I testify that you are the same
Dajjal whose description was given to us by Allah's Apostle .'
Ad-Dajjal will say to the people, 'If I kill this man and bring him
back to life again, will you doubt my claim?' They will say, 'No.'
Then Ad-Dajjal will kill that man and bring him back to life. That man
will say, 'Now I know your reality better than before.' Ad-Dajjal will
say, 'I want to kill him but I cannot.' " (Bukhari)
Narrated Jabir(radhiyallahu anhu): A bedouin came to the
Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and gave a pledge of allegiance
for embracing Islam. The next day he came with fever and said (to the
Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) ), "Please cancel my pledge (of
embracing Islam and of emigrating to Madinah)." The Prophet(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) refused (that request) three times and said,
"Madinah is like a furnace, it expels out the impurities (bad persons)
and selects the good ones and makes them perfect." (Bukhari)