QuizTime(131): What was the name of Madinah before Nabi Muhammad(pbuh) migrated from Makkah to Madinah?

 

QuizTime(131): What was the name of Madinah before Nabi Muhammad(pbuh) migrated from Makkah to Madinah?

 

Ans: Yathrib

This is the city of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. Prior to the Hijrah (migration), it was known as Yathrib, but the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, changed its name to Madeenah. Moreover, he, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, enjoined the Muslims not to call it Yathrib again. The Muslims named it Al-Madeenah AlMunawwarah (The Enlightened City), in order to distinguish it from other cities.

The word يثرب mentioned in Quran. Quranic Verses about Yathrib.

And when a faction of them said, “O people of Yathrib, there is no stability for you [here], so return [home].” And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, “Indeed, our houses are unprotected,” while they were not exposed. They did not intend except to flee.[Al-Qur'an ch 33 Verse 13]

Never Call it(Madeenah) as Yathrib:

With regard to it being makrooh to call Al-Madeenah Yathrib, it is narrated by al-Bukhaari (1871) and Muslim (1382) that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “They say Yathrib, but it is al-Madeenah.”

Al-Haafiz said in al-Fath: The words “They say Yathrib, but it is al-Madeenah” refer to the fact that some of the hypocrites were calling it Yathrib, but the name that suits it is Al-Madeenah. Some of the scholars understood from this that it is makrooh to call al-Madeenah Yathrib, and they said: What is mentioned in the Qur’aan is only quoting what some of the non-believers said.

Hence ‘Eesa ibn Dinar, one of the Maalikis, said: Whoever calls al-Madeenah Yathrib, it is recorded as a sin for him. The reason why it is makrooh is that the name Yathrib comes from tathreeb which means rebuke and blame, or from tharb which means corruption, both of which are repugnant meanings. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) liked good names, and he disliked repugnant names. End quote.

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