Sahih Muslim Hadith 3336 – Encouragement To Ø – (A JI)

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[3336] 475 – (1374) It was tii-j (rvt)—tVO [rrr-] narrated from Abü Sa'eed, the freed slave of Al-Mahri, that he experienced distress and hardship in Al-Madinah. He came to Abü L L Sa'eed A1-Khudri and said to him: "I have many dependents and we are experiencing hardship, so I want to move my family to a rural area." Abü Sa'eed said: "Do not do that; stay in Al-Madinah, for we went out with the Messenger of Allah ç" – I think he said – "until we reached 'Usfân, where he stayed for several nights. The people said: 'By Allah, we are not doing anything here, and our families are left behind with no protection.' News of that reached the Prophet and he said: 'What is this that I have heard of what you are saying?" – I do not know how he said it: "by the One by Whom I swear," or "by the One in Whose Hand is my soul" – "I was thinking," or "if you wish" – I am not sure which of them he said – "I will order that my she-camel be prepared and I would let her keep going until I come to A]-Madinah.' And he said: '0 Allah! IbrâhIm, peace and blessings be upon him, declared Makkah sacred and made it a sanctuary. I declare A]- Madinah sacred, the area between its two mountains is a sanctuary. No blood is to be shed therein and no weapons are to be carried for fighting, and the leaves are not to be shaken from its trees, except for fodder. 0 L 0 ±'3 !4Ii LA.Si Allah, bless us in our city. 0 Allah, bless us in our Sâ'. 0 ) J !i Allah, bless us in our Mudd. 0 Allah, bless us in our Sâ'. 0 Allah, bless us in our Mudd. 0 Allah, bless us in our city. To each blessing add two more. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, there is no mountain pass nor road around A]-Madinah but there are two Angels standing guard over it, until you return to it.' Then he said to the people: 'Move on,' so we moved on and we came to Al-Madinah. By the One by Whom we swear," or "by Whom oaths are sworn" – Hammâd (a narrator) was not sure – "hardly had we put down our saddles after entering Al- Madinah but Banü 'Abdullâh bin 'Ghatafân attacked us, and they had no reason to have attacked before that."