Volume 3, Book 30, Number 94:
Narrated ‘Ali:
We have nothing except the Book of Allah and this written paper from the Prophet (where-in is
written:) Medina is a sanctuary from the ‘Air Mountain to such and such a place, and whoever in –
novates 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 wor –
ship will be accepted. And the asylum (of protection) granted by any Muslim is to be secured (re –
spected) 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
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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.
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 95:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
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 Medina, and it turns out (bad) persons as a furnace removes the im –
purities of iron.
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 96:
Narrated Abu Humaid:
We came with the Prophet from Tabuk, and when we reached near Medina, the Prophet said,
“This is Tabah.”
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 97:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
If I saw deers grazing in Medina, I would not chase them, for Allah’s Apostle said, “(Medina) is a
sanctuary between its two mountains.”
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 98:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “The people will leave Medina 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 Medina,
but will find nobody in it, and when they reach the valley of Thaniyat-al-Wada’, they will fall down
on their faces dead.”
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 99:
Narrated Abu Zuhair:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “Yemen will be conquered and some people will migrate (from
Medina) and will urge their families, and those who will obey them to migrate (to Yemen) although
Medina will be better for them; if they but knew. Sham will also be conquered and some people will
migrate (from Medina) and will urge their families and those who will obey them, to migrate (to
Sham) although Medina will be better for them; if they but knew. ‘Iraq will be conquered and some
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people will migrate (from Medina) and will urge their families and those who will obey them to mi –
grate (to ‘Iraq) although Medina will be better for them; if they but knew.”
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 100:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Medina as a snake returns and goes
back to its hole (when in danger).”
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 91:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “Medina is 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.” (See Hadith No. 409, Vol 9).