English translation
[3336] 475 - (1374) It was narrated from Abû Sa'eed, the freed slave of Al-Mahrî, that he experienced distress and hardship in Al-Madînah. He came to Abû Sa'eed Al-Khudrî and said to him: "I have many dependents and we are experiencing
hardship, so I want to move my family to a rural area.” Abū Sa‘eed said: “Do not do that; stay in Al-Madīnah, for we went out with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ” - I think he said - “until we reached ‘Usfān, where he stayed for several nights. The people said: ‘By Allāh, we are not doing anything here, and our families are left behind with no protection.’ News of that reached the Prophet ﷺ and he said: ‘What is this that I have heard of what you are saying?’” - I do not know how he said it: “by the One by Whom I swear,” or “by the One in Whose Hand is my soul” - “I was thinking,” or “if you wish” - I am not sure which of them he said - “I will order that my she-camel be prepared and I would let her keep going until I come to Al-Madīnah.’ And he said: ‘O Allāh! Ibrāhīm, peace and blessings be upon him, declared Makkah sacred and made it a sanctuary. I declare Al-Madīnah sacred, the area between its two mountains is a sanctuary. No blood is to be shed therein and no weapons are to be carried for fighting, and the leaves are not to be shaken from its trees, except for fodder. O Allāh, bless us in our city. O Allāh, bless us in our Ṣā’. O Allāh, bless us in our Mudd. O Allāh, bless us in our Ṣā’. O Allāh, bless us in our Mudd. O
Allâh, bless us in our city. To each blessing add two more. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, there is no mountain pass nor road around Al-Madînâh but there are two Angels standing guard over it, until you return to it.' Then he said to the people: 'Move on,' so we moved on and we came to Al-Madînâh. By the One by Whom we swear," or "by Whom oaths are sworn" - Hammâd (a narrator) was not sure - "hardly had we put down our saddles after entering Al-Madînâh but Banû 'Abdullâh bin 'Ghaṭafân attacked us, and they had no reason to have attacked before that."
Arabic text
475 - (1374) حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ وُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، مَوْلَى الْمَهْرِيِّ، أَنَّهُ أَصَابَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ جَهْدٌ وَشِدَّةٌ، وَأَنَّهُ أَتَى أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنِّي كَثِيرُ الْعِيَالِ، وَقَدْ أَصَابَتْنَا شِدَّةٌ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْقُلَ عِيَالِي إِلَى بَعْضِ الرِّيفِ، فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ: لَا تَفْعَلْ، الْزَمِ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَإِنَّا خَرَجْنَا مَعَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عُسْفَانَ، فَأَقَامَ بِهَا لَيَالِيَ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: وَاللهِ مَا نَحْنُ هَا هُنَا فِي شَيْءٍ، وَإِنَّ عِيَالَنَا لَخُلُوفٌ مَا نَأْمَنُ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مَا هَذَا الَّذِي بَلَغَنِي مِنْ حَدِيثِكُمْ؟» - مَا أَدْرِي كَيْفَ قَالَ - «وَالَّذِي أَحْلِفُ بِهِ - أَوْ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ - لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ - أَوْ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ لَا أَدْرِي أَيَّتَهُمَا قَالَ - لَآمُرَنَّ بِنَاقَتِي تُرْحَلُ، ثُمَّ لَا أَحُلُّ لَهَا عُقْدَةً حَتَّى أَقْدَمَ الْمَدِينَةَ»، وَقَالَ: «اللهُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلَهَا حَرَمًا، وَإِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ حَرَامًا مَا بَيْنَ مَأْزِمَيْهَا، أَنْ لَا يُهْرَاقَ فِيهَا دَمٌ، وَلَا يُحْمَلَ فِيهَا سِلَاحٌ لِقِتَالٍ، وَلَا تُخْبَطَ فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ إِلَّا لِعَلْفٍ، اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا، اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا، اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا، اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا، اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ مَعَ الْبَرَكَةِ بَرَكَتَيْنِ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، مَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ شِعْبٌ، وَلَا نَقْبٌ إِلَّا عَلَيْهِ مَلَكَانِ يَحْرُسَانِهَا حَتَّى تَقْدَمُوا إِلَيْهَا»، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ: «ارْتَحِلُوا»، فَارْتَحَلْنَا، فَأَقْبَلْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَوَالَّذِي نَحْلِفُ بِهِ أَوْ يُحْلَفُ بِهِ - الشَّكُّ مِنْ حَمَّادٍ - مَا وَضَعْنَا رِحَالَنَا حِينَ دَخَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ حَتَّى أَغَارَ عَلَيْنَا بَنُو عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ غَطَفَانَ، وَمَا يَهِيجُهُمْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ
