Hadith 23483

Chapter 88

باب 88

(88) باب الْمَدِينَةِ تَنْفِي شِرَارَهَا

(88) Chapter: Al-Madinah eliminates its Dross and it is also called Tabah, and Taibah (RU)
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وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَهَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى سَمَّى الْمَدِينَةَ طَابَةَ " .

Jabir b. Samura (Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say:
Allah named Medina as Tabba. (RU)

Reference (RU): Sahih Muslim 1385 (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 15, Hadith 561 (RU)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 7, Hadith 3193 (RU)