10/16a. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 2738 — The Rites of Pilgrimage
The Sacred Territory of Medina. May God most high protect it - Section 1
Mishkat al-Masabih : 2738
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 2738
وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ الله سمى الْمَدِينَة طابة» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Jabir bin Samurah Narrated from:
God called Medina Taba.”( Taj al-'Arus says the objection to the name Yathrib was owing to the fact that the root from which this name comes has the meaning of corruption. Therefore Taba, which comes from a root meaning to be good, sweet, or pure, was considered better. Other forms which have been used are Taiba, al-Mutayyaba (or al-Mutayyiba)) Muslim transmitted it.
[1] Muslim # 491-1385, Musnad Ahmad 5-108.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2738In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 227
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
