وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ أَبِي زُهَيْرٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " تُفْتَحُ الْيَمَنُ فَيَأْتِي قَوْمٌ يَبِسُّونَ فَيَتَحَمَّلُونَ بِأَهْلِيهِمْ وَمَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ وَالْمَدِينَةُ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ وَتُفْتَحُ الشَّامُ فَيَأْتِي قَوْمٌ يَبِسُّونَ فَيَتَحَمَّلُونَ بِأَهْلِيهِمْ وَمَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ وَالْمَدِينَةُ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ وَتُفْتَحُ الْعِرَاقُ فَيَأْتِي قَوْمٌ يَبِسُّونَ فَيَتَحَمَّلُونَ بِأَهْلِيهِمْ وَمَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ وَالْمَدِينَةُ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ " .
Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father fromAbdullah ibn az-Zubayr that Sufyan ibn Abi Zuhayr said, "I heard theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say,'Yemen will be conquered and the people will be attracted to it,taking their families and whoever obeys them. Madina would have beenbetter for them, had they but known. Ash-Sham will be conquered andpeople will be attracted to it, taking their families and whoeverobeys them. Madina would have been better for them, had they butknown. Iraq will be conquered and people will be attracted to it,taking their families and whoever obeys them. Madina would have beenbetter for them, had they but known.' " Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 1607
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 7
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ حِمَاسٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَتُتْرَكَنَّ الْمَدِينَةُ عَلَى أَحْسَنِ مَا كَانَتْ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ الْكَلْبُ أَوِ الذِّئْبُ فَيُغَذِّي عَلَى بَعْضِ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ أَوْ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ " . فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَلِمَنْ تَكُونُ الثِّمَارُ ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانَ قَالَ " لِلْعَوَافِي الطَّيْرِ وَالسِّبَاعِ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Himas from his paternaluncle from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "Madina will be left in the best waythat it is until a dog or wolf enters it and urinates on one of thepillars of the mosque or on the mimbar." They asked, "Messenger ofAllah! Who will have the fruit at that time?" He replied, "Animalsseeking food, birds and wild beasts." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 1608
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 8
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، حِينَ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهَا فَبَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُزَاحِمُ أَتَخْشَى أَنْ نَكُونَ مِمَّنْ نَفَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ
Malik related to me that he had heard that when Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz left Madina, he turned towards it and wept. Then he said, "OMuzahim! Do you fear that we might be among those that Madina castsoff?" Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 1609
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 9
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، مَوْلَى الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم طَلَعَ لَهُ أُحُدٌ فَقَالَ " هَذَا جَبَلٌ يُحِبُّنَا وَنُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ وَأَنَا أُحَرِّمُ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr, the mawla of al-Muttalibfrom Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, saw Uhud and said, "This is a mountain whichloves us and we love it. O Allah! Ibrahim made Makka Haram, and I willmake what is between the two tracts of black stones (in Madina) aHaram." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 1610
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 10
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ الظِّبَاءَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ تَرْتَعُ مَا ذَعَرْتُهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا حَرَامٌ " .
Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-Musayyabthat Abu Hurayra said, "Had I seen a gazelle at Madina, I would haveleft it to graze and would not have frightened it. The Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'What is betweenthe two tracts of black stones is a Haram.' " Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 1611
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 11
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ غِلْمَانًا قَدْ أَلْجَئُوا ثَعْلَبًا إِلَى زَاوِيَةٍ فَطَرَدَهُمْ عَنْهُ . قَالَ مَالِكٌ لاَ أَعْلَمُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَفِي حَرَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصْنَعُ هَذَا
Malik related to me from Yunus ibn Yusuf from Ata ibn Yasar thatAbu Ayyub al-Ansari found some boys who had driven a fox into acorner, and he chased them away from it. Malik said, "I onlyknow that he said, 'Is this done in the Haram of the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?' " Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 1612
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith no 12
