1186 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا يَحْيَي بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُبَابِ سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أُمِرْتُ بِقَرْيَةٍ تَأْكُلُ الْقُرَي، يَقُولُونَ: يَثْرِبُ، وَهِيَ الْمَدِينَةُ تَنْفِي النَّاسَ، كَمَا يَنْفِي الْكِيرُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ "
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."
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