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«سمع سفيان بن أبي الزبير رسول الله يقول: «يفتح اليمن فيأتي قوم يبسون فيتحملون بأهليهم ومن أطاعهم، والمدينة خير لهم لو كانوا يعلمون؛ ثم يفتح الشام... ثم يفتح العراق... والمدينة خير لهم لو كانوا يعلمون»»
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Summary
A report of Sufyan ibn Abi al-Zubayr al-Shana'i in the Book of Pilgrimage of Sahih Muslim: a warning against leaving Medina when Yemen, Syria and Iraq are conquered. It is among the texts on Medina's merit and the standing of the Prophetic city. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad and Medina.
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Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· al-Jadd ibn Qays asks leave to stay behind· The plot of Amir ibn al-Tufayl and Arbad ibn Qays· The affair of the Badr prisoners· The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· The Battle of Uhud· The birth, naming and aqiqa of Hasan ibn Ali
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 1381 — Medina is better for them if they only knew”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-1381/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.