صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الحجBook of Hajj
باب فضل المدينة - ذكر اجتماع الإيمان بمدينة المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم
Virtues of Medina - Faith is gathered in the city of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Hadith 3728
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَرُوبَةَ بِحَرَّانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ السُّوسِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ خُبَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِنَّ الإِيمَانَ لَيَأْرِزُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةَ ، كَمَا تَأْرِزُ الْحَيَّةُ إِلَى جُحْرِهَا " ، قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ : قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الإِيمَانُ لَيَأْرِزُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ " يُرِيدُ بِهِ أَهْلَ الإِيمَانِ ، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ خَشِنَةٌ قَفْرَةٌ ذَاتُ بَسَابِسَ وَدَكَادِكَ ، مَنَعَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلا عَنْهَا طَيِّبَاتِ اللَّذَّاتِ فِي الأَعْيُنِ وَالأَنْفُسِ ، وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا لِمَنْ طَلَبَ اللَّهَ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ ، فَلا يَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهَا إِلا كُلُّ مُشَمَّرٍ ، عَنْ هَذِهِ الْفَانِيَةِ الزَّائِلَةِ ، وَلا قَطَنَهَا إِلا كُلُّ مُنْقَلِعٍ بِكُلِّيَّتِهِ إِلَى الآخِرَةِ الدَّائِمَةِ .
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, faith will return to Madinah just as a snake returns to its hole." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:): The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) "faith will gather towards Madinah" refers to the people of faith. The reason for this is: Madinah is a dry region where there is much barren land and sand dunes; Allah Almighty has not placed those things here which are pleasing and delightful to the eyes and soul. Whoever intends to seek Allah Almighty and the home of the Hereafter, for him Allah Almighty has placed sustenance here. Therefore, only that person can be inclined towards Madinah who is detached from this perishing and vanishing world, and only that person can be desirous of it who is completely focused on the everlasting Hereafter.
