Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been commanded regarding a town that it will consume the other towns. People say: This is 'Yathrib', whereas it is 'Madinah', which will expel people just as a furnace cleans iron of its rust."
Hadith Referenceمسند الحميدي / 1186
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده صحيح وأخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 1871، ومسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 1378، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 3723، 3733، 3734، 3739، 3740، 6775، والنسائي فى «الكبریٰ» برقم: 4247، 11335، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 3924، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 7352، 7487، وأبو يعلى فى «مسنده» برقم: 5868، 5943، 6374، 6487»
Benefit: The virtue of Madinah Munawwarah is established from this hadith. Previously, its name was "Yathrib." It should be noted that, in terms of overall virtues, Makkah is superior to Madinah. In some fabricated narrations, the virtue of repeatedly saying "Madinah, Madinah" has been mentioned, whereas those are extremely weak (da'if) narrations. O Allah! Grant the writer and his family a permanent place in Makkah or Madinah, and grant the opportunity to serve Your religion. Indeed, You are the Hearer and Accepter of supplications.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1184
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "No one is patient with the difficulties and hardships of Al-Madinah, except that I am an intercessor, or a witness for him on the Day of Judgement."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: The condition is that he must be a firm monotheist (muwahhid); anyone who commits any form of shirk (associating partners with Allah) will not be deserving of this intercession.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3924
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever intends evil against the people of Madinah, Allah Almighty will dissolve him in Hell the way salt dissolves in water. And whoever bears with patience the hardships and difficulties here, I will be a witness for him on the Day of Resurrection (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) or I will intercede for him.”
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit: In this hadith, the virtue of Madinah is described: whoever intends evil against Madinah or tries to cause turmoil and corruption therein, Allah, exalted is He, will destroy and ruin him. Furthermore, this hadith also establishes the intercession of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) on the Day of Resurrection for those residing in Madinah. Even if the residents of Madinah face any hardship, they should not leave Madinah, because if they leave Madinah, they will be deprived of the intercession of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) on the Day of Resurrection. O Allah! Grant us also the honor of residing permanently in Makkah or Madinah; indeed, You have power over all things. Ameen.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1199