Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 11.0

The dislike of the Prophet (ﷺ) that Al-Madina should be vacated

باب كَرَاهِيَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُعْرَى الْمَدِينَةُ

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 1887sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Salam al-BaykandifromIbrahim bin Muhammad bin al-HarithfromHameed bin Abi HameedfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ يَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ‏.‏ أَلاَ تَحْتَسِبُونَ آثَارَكُمْ ‏

‏‏.‏ فَأَقَامُوا‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Anas:

(The people of) Bani Salama intended to shift near the mosque (of the Prophet) but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) disliked to see Medina vacated and said, "O the people of Bani Salama! Don't you think that you will be rewarded for your footsteps which you take towards the mosque?" So, they stayed at their old places.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سَلاَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَرَادَ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلُوا، إِلَى قُرْبِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُعْرَى الْمَدِينَةُ، وَقَالَ ‏