Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever calls Madinah 'Yathrib' should seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty. It is 'Tabah', it is 'Tabah'."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5784
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند ( 1186) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (285/4) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 18048»
Budhayh narrates: Abdullah bin Ja'far went as a delegate to the Caliph Abd al-Malik bin Marwan. When he went in to him, Yahya bin Abd al-Hakam was present with him. Yahya asked him: "How did you leave 'Khaybah'?", meaning Madinah. Abdullah bin Ja'far said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) named it 'Taybah', and you are calling it 'Khaybah'!"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; I have not found anyone who has written the biography of the narrator Budhayh.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5785