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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 4435 — from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij that he

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَدَّادٍ الْعَامِرِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ بِمَكَّةَ، وَمَرْوَانُ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ، فَذَكَرَ مَرْوَانُ مَكَّةَ وَفَضْلَهَا، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَوَجَدَ رَافِعٌ فِي نَفْسِهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَكَانَ قَدْ أَسَنَّ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: أَيُّهَا ذَا الْمُتَكَلِّمُ أَرَاكَ قَدْ أَطْنَبْتَ فِي مَكَّةَ، وَذَكَرْتَ مِنْهَا فَضْلًا، وَمَا سَكَتَّ عَنْهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهَا أَكْبَرُ وَلَمْ تَذْكُرِ الْمَدِينَةَ وَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «الْمَدِينَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَكَّةَ»
Amrah bint Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on her) narrates from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was sitting by the pulpit of Marwan bin al-Hakam in Makkah while Marwan was addressing the people. Marwan mentioned Makkah and its virtue but did not mention Madinah, and Sayyiduna Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) was upset by this - and he had grown old. So he stood up towards him and said: O speaker! I see that you have spoken at length about Makkah and mentioned some of its virtue, while the virtue of it that you have left unmentioned is greater still, and you have not mentioned Madinah. Yet I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Madinah is better than Makkah."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الراء / 4435
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 4، صفحہ 288، حدیث 4450