´Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Adi bin Hamra [Az-Zuhri]:` "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) standing at Al-Hazwarah, and he said: "By Allah! You are the best of Allah's earth, and the most beloved of Allah's earth to Allah, and if it were not that I was expelled from you I would not have left."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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From this hadith, as well as the hadith regarding the reward and merit of prayer in Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, it is understood that Makkah is superior to Madinah. This is also the view of the scholars who have investigated the matter.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3925