"The Name Yathrib"
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Signs of Times [16] - By Sheikh Imran Hosein
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41:00 - 43:00 Skeikh Imran Hosein said:
He would prefer the name: Yathrib
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It
is impermissible and forbidden to call Madina Tayyiba as Yathrib.
It is a sin
and the one who says it a sinner.
The Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله
وصحبه وسلم) said:
“Whoever calls Madina Yathrib, it is necessary for him to
repent.
Madina is Taabah, Madina is Taabah. [Narrated by Bara’ bin ‘Azin, Musnad
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, 4/285]
Mulla
‘Ali Qari (ra) writes: It is reported from some of the predecessors that calling
Madina as Yathrib is Haram.
This is supported by the hadith which is recorded
by Imam Ahmad . ‘Allama Tayyibi rahimahullah said that it is evident from this
that whoever disrespects anything that Allah has honoured and has given the name
Iman and this person talks about it in a way that is unbefitting, then he is
worthy of being names ‘Aasi . [al-Mirqat Sharh Mishkat, 5:622]
When
the Qur’an mentions the word Yathrib, it is to inform us what the hypocrites
would say:
And
when a party of them said: O folk of Yathrib! There is no stand (possible) for
you, therefore turn back. [33:13]
The
word Yathrib means fighting and censure. This is why these filthy people
referred to it as such. Allah refuted them by naming it Taabah.
RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله
وصحبه وسلم said: They call it Yathrib but it
is Madina. [Sahih Bukhari, 1/252]
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Narrated
by Abu Humaid:
“We came with the Prophet from Tabuk, and when we reached near Medina, the
Prophet said, " This is Tabah ." [Sahih Bukhari: Volume 3,
Book 30, Number 96 ]
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‘Umar
ibn Shabbah
narrated from Abu Ayoob that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade calling
al-Madeenah Yathrib.
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.
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