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Sahih Muslim 1384

Chapter: Al-Madinah eliminates its Dross and it is also called Tabah, and Taibah

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1384

Narrator:Zayd ibn Thābit

وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، - وَهُوَ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيٍّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَابِتٍ - سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّهَا طَيْبَةُ - يَعْنِي الْمَدِينَةَ - وَإِنَّهَا تَنْفِي الْخَبَثَ كَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْفِضَّةِ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Zaid b. Thabit reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:

It is Taiba, thereby meaning Medina. It drives away impurity just as fire removes the impurity of silver.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1384), Al-Bukhari (No. 4589) and Ahmad (No. 20616, 20643, 20647, 20649).

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4589

Regarding the Verse:-- "Then what is the matter with you that you are divided into two parties about the hypocrites?" (4.88) Some of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) returned from the battle of Uhud (i.e. refused to fight) whereupon the Muslims got divided into two parties; one of them was in…

إِنَّهَا طَيْبَةُ تَنْفِي الْخَبَثَ كَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْفِضَّةِ ‏"

Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 20616

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ إِلَى أُحُدٍ فَرَجَعَ…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 20643

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ إِلَى أُحُدٍ فَرَجَعَ…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 20647

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ أَخْبَرَنِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 20649

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ { فَمَا لَكُمْ فِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit Arabic only

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  • أحاديث عفان بن مسلم (83)إِنَّهَا طَيِّبَةٌ وَإِنَّهَا تَنْفِي الْخَبَثَ كَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (2951)إِنَّهَا طَيِّبَةٌ ، تَنْفِي الْخَبَثَ كَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْفِضَّةِ
  • دلائل النبوة للبيهقي (1103)إِنَّهَا طَيْبَةُ تَنْفِي الْخَبَثَ كَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْفِضَّةِ
  • عيون الأثر (70)إِنَّهَا طَيِّبَةٌ ، وَإِنَّهَا تَنْفِي الْخَبَثَ ، كَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْفِضَّةِ
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (604)إِنَّهَا طَيْبَةُ ، وَإِنَّهَا تَنْفِي خَبَثَهَا ، كَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْفِضَّةِ

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