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Makkah is the best place on earth

Question

Assalamu Alaykum,
Is Makkah the best and holiest place on earth in the sight of God?
Thank you

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

Makkah is the best place on earth and it is better than Al-Madeenah according to the view of the majority of the scholars  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him. They have many pieces of evidence about this, among which is the following:

1- Ibn ‘Abbaas  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him said: “The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) addressed Makkah, saying: “How good you are as a town and how dear you are to my heart! Had your people not forced me out of you, I would have never resided in any other city but you.” [At-Tirmithi] Al-Mubaarakpoori  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him said (when interpreting the above Hadeeth reported by At-Tirmithi): “This evidence supports the opinion of the majority of the scholars that Makkah is better than Al-Madeenah.

2- ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Adiyy ibn Hamraa’ Az-Zuhri  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him said: “I saw the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) standing on Al-Hazwarah (a place in Makkah) addressing Makkah, saying: “I swear by Allaah, you are the best of lands of Allaah and you are the most beloved land to Allaah, and had it not been that I was driven out of you, I would have never left you”. [Ahmad, At-Tirmithi and Ibn Maajah] When Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him was asked: “Is Makkah better than Al-Madeenah or vice-versa?”, he said: “Makkah, may Allaah guard it, is the most honorable place.

Allaah Knows best.

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