It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Makkah: "How pure you are and how beloved to me! Had my people not driven me out of you, I would not have settled anywhere but you."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10587