Ibn 'Umar (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who patiently endures the hardships of it (of this city of Madinah), I would be an intercessor or a withness on his behalf on the Day of Resurrection.
Yuhannis, the freed slave of Zubair, narrated that when he was sitting with'Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA) during the days of turmoil, his freed slave-girl came to him. After saluting him she said: Abu Abdul Rahman, I have decided to leave (Madinah) for the time is hard for us, whereupon'Abdullah said to her: Stay here, foolish lady, for I have heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: For one who shows endurance on the hardships and rigour of it (of Madinah) I would be an intercessor or a witness on his behalf on the Day of Resurrection.
Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA) said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who patiently endured the hardships and rigours of (this city, i. e. Madinah), I would be his witness and intercessor on the Day of Resurrection.
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: In this hadith, if the word (aw) is for categorization and division, then its meaning will be that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam will intercede for the sinners among the people of Madinah and will testify in favor of the righteous, or he will testify in favor of the people of his own era and intercede regarding those who come later. If (aw) is in the meaning of "waaw" (and), then the intercession will be for righteous deeds and for the fact that this servant remained in Madinah enduring hardships and difficulties with patience, and this will be in favor of the people of his own era.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 3344
´Narrated Ibn 'Umar:` that a freed a slave girl of his came to him, and said: "Times have become hard on me and I want to go to Al-'Iraq." He said: "Why not to Ash-Sham the land of the resurrection? Have patience you foolish lady; I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever endures its hardships and difficulties (Al-Madinah) then I will be a witness, or an intercessor for him on the Day of Judgement." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abu Sa'eed, Sufyan bin Abi Zuhair, and Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah.
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: This too is a virtue of Madinah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3918
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair’s (may Allah be pleased with him) slave, Yahnas (may Allah have mercy on him), that he was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) during the time of tribulation (civil strife among Muslims), when one of his slave girls came to greet him and said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! I want to leave (Medina), the times have become very hard for us. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to her: O foolish one, sit down! I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever is patient with the hardships and difficulties of Medina, I will be a witness or an intercessor for him on the Day of Resurrection.
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication (Takhrij al-Hadith): [وأخرجه مسلم 1377/482، من حديث مالك به . من كتب الرجال وجاء فى الأصل : ”قطن بن واحد“ وهو خطأ . من رواية يحي بن يحي، وجاء فى الأصل : ”عن“ وهو خطأ]
Jurisprudential Explanation (Tafaqquh): ➊ Residing in Madinah Tayyibah and patiently enduring the difficulties encountered while living here is an extremely virtuous deed. ➋ Intercession is true, with the permission of Allah the Exalted. ➌ After Makkah Mukarramah, Madinah Tayyibah is superior to all other cities and all other regions. ➍ Also see [الموطأ ح 85، 479، 511، البخاري 7211، 1871، 1875، ومسلم 1382، 1383، 1388]
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 406