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First of all the soul of the admiration of Madina al-Munawwarah
is the blessed and august presence of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam. The merits of Madina Munawwarah, of prayer in
Madina Munawwarah, of visiting the Masjid al-Nabawi Sharif, of living and
residing in Madina Munawwarah, of not cutting its trees, etc. are all based
on the fact that the Prophet Peace and Blessings be with Him is there. The
fact that it is a sanctuary (haram) and a preserve (hima) is well
documented in numerous ahadith. It is even strongly recommended not to enter
Madina Munawwarah except on foot, and many Companions,
Tabi`in, and Tabi` al-Tabi`in never entered it except on foot, in
respect for the Holy Presence of the Prophet.
Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala says in the Holy Quran:
1. و لو انهم إذ ظلموا أنفسهم جاءوك فاستغفروا الله واستغفر لهم
الرسول لوجدوا الله توابا الرحيما
"And when they impose on their lives (sin), they must come to your (the
Nabi's) presence, then seek repentance from ALLAH and the Rasool
(Peace be upon Him) also asks for their forgiveness. Then, they will indeed
find ALLAH Most Forgiving and Compassionate." [An-Nisa:61]
2. Dawud ibn Salih says: " Marwan [ibn al-Hakam] one day saw a man
placing his face on top of the grave of the Prophet. He said: "Do you
know what you are doing?" When he came near him, he realized it was Abu
Ayyub al-Ansari. The latter said: "Yes; I came to the Prophet, not to a
stone."
3. Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, Ahmad (5:422), Tabarani in his Mu`jam al-kabir
(4:189) and his Awsat according to Haythami in al-Zawa'id (5:245), al-Hakim
in his Mustadrak (4:515); both the latter and al-Dhahabi said it
was sahih. It is also cited by al-Subki in Shifa' al-siqam (p. 126), Ibn
Taymiyya in al-Muntaqa (2:261f.), and Haythami in al-Zawa'id (4:2).
4. Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho), The Prophet (Sallallaho
Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "I have made Madinah a sanctuary
between its two (Harrat) mountains." The Prophet(Sallallaho Alaihi wa
Aalihi wa Sallam) 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."
5. Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho): 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."
6. Jaabir bin Samurah (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) says; "I heard
Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) say: ' Verily Allah named
Madinah, Taabah (meaning the good one) or Tayyibah (the pure)."
7. Sa'ad (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) reports that Rasulullullah (Sallallaho
Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) 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(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) 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."
8. Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho): Allah's Apostle
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "Verily, Belief returns
and goes back to Madinah as a snake returns andgoes back to its hole
(when in danger)."
9. Narrated Sa'ad (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho): I heard the Prophet (Sallallaho
Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) saying, "None plots against the people of
Madinah but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the salt is dissolved
in water."
10. Narrated Abu Bakr (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho): The Prophet
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) 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."
11. Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho): Allah's Apostle
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "There are angels guarding
the entrances (or roads) of Madinah, neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal will be
able to enter it."
12. Narrated Anas (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho): The Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi
wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "O Allah! Bestow on Madinah twice the
blessings You bestowed on Makkah."
13. Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho): The
Prophet(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "There is a garden
from the gardens of Paradise between my house andandmy pulpit is on my Pool
of water (Al-Kauthar)."
14. Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father: Umar (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho)
said, O Allah! Grant me martyrdom in Your cause, and let my death be in the
city of Your Apostle."
15. Ibn Umar (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) reports that Rasullullah (Sallallaho
Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said: "Whoever has the means to die in
Madinah, let him die there for I shall intercede on behalf of everyone who
dies there." [Musnad Ahmad, Sunan
al-Tirmidhi]
16. Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said: "One who
visits my grave, my Shafa'at (Intersession) will be necessary (wajib) upon
him". [Daar Qutni, Bazaz,
Baheeqi, Ibn-e-Khuzaima]
17. The Prophet (Peace be upon Him) once said: "The person who comes
solely for the purpose of paying a visit to my grave, has a right on me that
I should intercede for him."[‘Ilm al-Fiqh, Vol 5]
18. Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said: "One who
performs Hajj after me and then visits my grave, that means he visits me in
my life". [Daar Qutni, Bayhaqi,
Mishkaat, Tibrani Fil Saghir al-Awsat, Majma' al-Zawaid]
19. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said: "Piece of
earth where I would like to have my grave is Madinatul Munawarah" [Mishkat al-Masabih, Page 426]
20. Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said:
"One who traveled to visit me he will be my neighbour in paradise and
one who bears the difficulties in the stay of Madina Munawwarah; I will be
His Intercessor on the day of judgment." [Sunan
al-Bayhaqi, Mishkat Sharif]
21. Hadrat Ka'ab narrated, "70000 angles use to visit the Holy Court every
morning and 7000 in evening and they recite Durud Shareef on Nabi
Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam. One who visited will never visit again and this
process will continue till Qayamat." [Mishkat
al-Masabih, Bab al-Karamat]
22. Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho), The Prophet said:
"Madina's fresh grass is not to be cut, its game is not to be driven
away, and things dropped in it are to be picked up only by one who publicly
announces it, and it is not permissible for any man to carry weapons
in it for fighting, and it is not advisable that its trees are cut except
what a man cuts for the fodder of his camel. [Abu Dawud, Vol. 10, Hadith 2030]
23. Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar, The Prophet (Peace be upon Him)
said: (The standard) weight is the weight of the people of Mecca, and the
(standard) measure is the measure of the people of Medina. [Sunan Abi Dawood, Book 22, Hadith 3334]
24. Imam Maalik (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) says, "Its not lawful to say
that I visited the grave of Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam.
One must say I visited the august presence of Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho
Alaihi Wa Sallam"
25. Allama Alauddin says, "Consensus says that the part of earth
contacted with body of Sarkar Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam is better then the
whole universe, Ka'ba Shareef, Arsh-o-Kursi" [Durr-e-Mukhtar Ala Hamish ur Radaj, Vol2, Page 352]
26. Hadrat Shaykh Ziauddin Ahmed Madani said, "A person who's latter is
read in Madina Munawwarah or his name is taken; he is surely blessed."
Unique Merit of the Prophet’s Mosque:
The Prophet (Peace be upon Him) himself participated in the
construction of this mosque, called it "My Mosque" and led prayers
in it for years. He has also said that a salah performed in the Prophet’s
Mosque is better than a thousand salats in any other place except Masjid
al-Haram in Makkah.
27. According to Hadrat Anas, the Prophet (Peace be upon Him) has said:
"The person who offers 40 prayers consecutively in my Mosque, without
missing a prayer in between, will secure immunity from the fire of Hell and
other torments and also from hypocrisy."
Quba Mosque
28. Hadrat Usaid bin Huzair(Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) reports that Rasullullah
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said that the merit of salaah in the
Masjid of Quba is equal to performing one Umrah. [Sunan al-Tirmidhi]
29. Hadrat Abdullah bin Umar(Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) reports that every
Satrurday Rasullullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) would go to
Masjid-e-Quba, sometimes walking and sometimes by
conveyance, and he would perform two raka'at of salaah there."[Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim]
Mount Uhud:
30. Hadrat Anas bin Malik(Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) reports that Rasullullah
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) has said that the mountain of Uhud
loved him and he loved it. (Muslim). In Tibraani, It is also described by
Hadrat Sahal bin Sa'ad (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho) that Uhud is one of the
pillars of Jannah.
Referring to Madina Sharif as Yathrib
31. Madinah Munawwarah was called Yathrib before Hijrah and came
to be known as Taybah or Madinah. The Prophet (Peace be upon Him) had great
love for this city. He once said that "There is a cure for every disease
in the dust of Madinah" [Al-Targhib]
32. It is impermissible and forbidden to call Madina Tayyiba as Yathrib. It
is a sin and the one who says it a sinner. RasulAllah Sallallaho
Alahi wa Aalihi wa Sallamwasallam said: “Whoever calls Madina Yathrib, it is
necessary for him to repent. Madina is Taabah, Madina is Taabah.[Narrated by Bara’ bin ‘Azin, Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal,
4:285]
33. ‘Allama Manawi writes: From this hadith we learn that it is Haram to name
Madina Tayyiba as Yathrib. We are told to repent after calling it so and
repentance is only after a sin. [al-Taysir Sharh al-Jami’
al-Saghir, 2:424]
34. Mulla ‘Ali Qari rahimahu’l Bari writes: It is reported from
some of the predecessors that calling Madina as Yathrib is Haram. This is
supported by the hadith which is recorded by Imam Ahmad . ‘Allama Tayyibi
rahimahullah said that it is evident from this that whoever disrespects
anything that Allah has honoured and has given the name
Iman and this person talks about it in a way that is unbefitting,
then he is worthy of being names ‘Aasi . [al-Mirqat
Sharh Mishkat, 5:622]
35. When the Qur’an mentions the word Yathrib, it is to inform us what the
hypocrites would say:
And when a party of them said: O folk of Yathrib! There is no stand
(possible) for you, therefore turn back. [33:13]
The word Yathrib means fighting and censure. This is why these filthy people
referred to it as such. Allah refuted them by naming it Taabah. RasulAllah
Sallallaho Alahi wa Aalihi wa Sallamwasallam said: They call it Yathrib but
it is Madina. [Sahih Bukhari, 1:252]
36. He Sallallaho Alahi wa Aalihi wa Sallamwasallam also said: Indeed Allah
has named Madina as Taabah. [Narrated by Jabir bin
Sumrah, Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, 5:89, Muslim, 1:445]
37. Mulla ‘Ali Qari writes: It means that Allah had names Madina Munawwara as
Taabah on the preserved tablet or He ordered his beloved Prophet Sallallaho
Alahi wa Aalihi wa Sallamwasallam to name it such. Allah has castigated the
hypocrites for reverting to the disreputable name Yathrib. [al-Mirqat Sharh Mishkat, 5:622]
38. He also writes: Imam Nawawi rahimahullah states that it is
reported regarding ‘Isa bin Dinar that whoever calls Madina as Yathrib, he is
a sinner. When the Qur’an refers to Yathrib, it is only to let us know of the
illness present in the hearts of the hypocrites. [al-Mirqat Sharh Mishkat, 5:622]
Some verses of poetry from the scholars contain this word. Our excuse for
them is that they did not know of this hadith and ruling. He who knows the
ruling and persists has no excuse, whether it is poetry or
otherwise. The Shari’ah governs the poetry, not vice versa. Mawlana Shaykh
Muhaqqiq ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dihlawi quddassa sirrahu writes:
The Prophet Sallallaho Alahi wa Aalihi wa Sallamwasallam names it Madina.
This is because people lived and gathered there and loved the city.
He warned against calling it Yathrib because this is the name from the days
of ignorance or because it is derived from either Tharb which means
destruction and fighting or Tathrib which means
reprimand and censure or because Yathrib was the name of an idol or
an oppressive and rebellious person. Imam Bukhari narrates a hadith in his
Tarikh that whoever says Yathrib once, he should say Madina ten times so that
he compensates for it. When the Qur’an says, “Ya ahla yathrib”, it is from
the tongues of the hypocrites and by saying Yathrib, they wanted to
disrespect Madina. Another narration mentions that whoever says Yathrib
should repent towards Allah and seek forgiveness. And some have
said that he be punished. Amazing is the fact that some leading people have
used Yathrib in their poems. And Allah knows well, the knowledge of the
glorious is complete and strong. [Ashi'atul Lum'aat Sharh Mishkat, 2:393-394]
Makkah Mukarrama is more excellent or Madina Munawwara?
The consensus of the Ulama of the Hanafi School agrees that Makkah
Mukarrama is more excellent than Madina Munawwara. But according to Imam
Maalik, Madina Munawwara is more excellent and this is also the view of Ameer
al-Mo'mineen Sayyiduna Umar al-Farooq. Once a companion said to the Noble
Ameer, "Makkah Mu'azzama is more excellent." Sayyiduna Omar
replied, "Do you say that Makkah Mukarrama is more excellent then Madina
Munawwara?" The Sahabi replied, "By Allah! The
House and Haram of Allah." Ameeril Moh'mineen then said,
"I am not commenting and asking you about the Haram of Allah, but
inquiring whether you say Makkah Mukarrama is more excellent than Madina
Munawwara." He replied, "By Allah! The Haram of Allah." The
illustrious Khalifa of Islam said, "I am not commenting on the Haram of
Allah." The Sahabi and Ameeril Moh'mineen kept to their
words.
Ala' Hadrat Imam Ahmad Rida states that his view on this matter is the same
as Ameeril Mo'mineen Sayyiduna Omar Farooq. In a Sahih Hadith, it is
mentioned,
39. المدينة خير لهم لو كانوا يعلمون
Madina is better for him who understands.
In another, Hadith Shareef it explicitly states,
40. المدينة افضل من مكة
Madina is more excellent than Makkah.
So far as the quantity of Thawaab and excellence are concerned,
Sheikh-e-Muhaqqiq Abd al-Haqq Muhaddith Dehlawi gave a most beautiful
explanation. He said, "There is quantityand number in Makkah, but
spiritual elevation in Madina." This means that, in Makkah the Thawaab
is greater, but in Madina, the spirituality is great. The following example
will assist in understanding the above reality. Which is greater in value,
100 000 bank notes or 50 000 gold sovereigns? In quantity, the former is
double but in value, the latter is 10 times greater in value. In Makkah
Mukarrama, as you receive 100 000 Thawaab for a single good deed, similarly,
there are 100 000 sins recorded for every sin committed. As one is blessed
with virtues for the thought of good, likewise penalized for every thought of
sin.
On the contrary, in Madina Munawwara there is Thawaab for the thought of good
and no penalty for the thought of sin. For every wrong committed, a single
sin is recorded while 50000 Thawaab is blessed for every good deed done. It
is not surprising that the words of the Hadith خير لهم "Better for
you" points out to the fact that, "For you Madinah is better."
Taiba na sahi Afzal Makkah hi Barra Zahid;
Hum ISHQ kay Banday hain kyun Baat barhai hay
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