Sahih Muslim Book - 5, Hadith - 1173

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَشَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِى التَّيَّاحِ الضُّبَعِىِّ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَنَزَلَ فِى عُلْوِ الْمَدِينَةِ فِى حَىٍّ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بَنُو عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ. فَأَقَامَ فِيهِمْ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى مَلإِ بَنِى النَّجَّارِ فَجَاءُوا مُتَقَلِّدِينَ بِسُيُوفِهِمْ - قَالَ - فَكَأَنِّى أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ رِدْفُهُ وَمَلأُ بَنِى النَّجَّارِ حَوْلَهُ حَتَّى أَلْقَى بِفِنَاءِ أَبِى أَيُّوبَ - قَالَ - فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يُصَلِّى حَيْثُ أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلاَةُ وَيُصَلِّى فِى مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَمَرَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى مَلإِ بَنِى النَّجَّارِ فَجَاءُوا فَقَالَ « يَا بَنِى النَّجَّارِ ثَامِنُونِى بِحَائِطِكُمْ هَذَا ». قَالُوا لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَطْلُبُ ثَمَنَهُ إِلاَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ. قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَكَانَ فِيهِ مَا أَقُولُ كَانَ فِيهِ نَخْلٌ وَقُبُورُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَخِرَبٌ. فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِالنَّخْلِ فَقُطِعَ وَبِقُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَنُبِشَتْ وَبِالْخِرَبِ فُسُوِّيَتْ - قَالَ - فَصَفُّوا النَّخْلَ قِبْلَةً وَجَعَلُوا عِضَادَتَيْهِ حِجَارَةً - قَالَ - فَكَانُوا يَرْتَجِزُونَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَعَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لاَ خَيْرَ إِلاَّ خَيْرُ الآخِرَهْ فَانْصُرِ الأَنْصَارَ وَالْمُهَاجِرَهْ.

Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came to Al-Madinah and stayed in the upper part of Al-Madinah, among a tribe called Banu 'Amr bin 'Awf. He stayed among them for fourteen nights, then he sent for the chiefs of Banu An-Najjar, and they came with their swords hanging from their necks. He said: "It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) on his mount, with Abu Bakr riding behind him, and the chiefs of Banu An-Najjar around him, until he dismounted in the courtyard of Abu Ayyub. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to pray wherever he was when the time for prayer was due, and he used to pray (even) in sheep pens. Then he was ordered to build the Masjid. He sent for the chiefs of Banu An-Najjar and they came. He said: "O Banu An-Najjar, name me a price for this grove of yours." They said: "No, by Allah, we will only ask its price from Allah." Anas said: "There was in it what I say: There were palm trees, the graves of the idolators, and some ruins. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ordered that the trees be cut down, the graves of the idolators dug up, and the ruins leveled. They lined the tree trunks up facing the Qiblah and reinforced the door frames with stones, and they were chanting Rajaz verses, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was with them, saying: 'O Allah, there is no goodness except the goodness of the Hereafter; So help the Ansar and the Muhajirin."'