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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند أنس بن مالك
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
مُسْنَدُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
Musnad Abi Ya'la 4178 — the site of the mosque of the Prophet ﷺ
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ مَوْضِعُ مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِبَنِي النَّجَّارِ ، وَكَانَ فِيهِ نَخْلٌ وَحَرْثٌ وَقُبُورٌ مِنْ قُبُورِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : ثَامِنُونِي ، قَالُوا : لَا نَبْغِي بِهِ ثَمَنًا إِلَّا عِنْدَ اللهِ ، قَالَ : فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِالنَّخْلِ فَقُطِعَ ، وَبِالْحَرْثِ فَأُفْسِدَ ، وَبِالْقُبُورِ فَنُبِشَتْ ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ وَحَيْثُ أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلَاةُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the site of the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) belonged to Banu al-Najjar, and there were date-palms, cultivated land and some graves from the time of Jahiliyyah there. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Settle the price of this land with me." They said: "We do not seek its reward from anyone except Allah." The narrator relates: Then, by the order of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the date-palms were cut down, the cultivated land was levelled and the graves were dug up. And before that (the building of the mosque), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in the sheep pens and wherever the time of prayer came upon him.
