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==Ruling on Residency in Medina==
==Ruling on Residency in Medina==


Unlike residency in Mecca, whose reprehensibility, either absolutely or conditionally, is agreed upon by jurists, Imami jurists<ref>''Al-Muhadhdhab'', vol. 1, p. 283; ''Tahrir al-Ahkam'', vol. 2, p. 118; ''Majma al-Fa'idah'', vol. 7, p. 431.</ref> and most Sunni jurists<ref>''Al-Mughni'', vol. 3, pp. 587-588; ''Fath al-Bari'', vol. 4, p. 79; ''Fayd al-Qadir'', vol. 3, p. 342.</ref>, based on hadiths,<ref>''Sahih Muslim'', vol. 4, pp. 118, 120; ''Al-Kafi'', vol. 4, p. 557; ''Al-Tahdhib'', vol. 6, p. 14.</ref> believe in the recommendability of residing and [[residency in Medina]]. Some have considered the superiority of residing in Medina over Mecca, as mentioned in reports, to be weak, and assuming its authenticity, have attributed it to the period before the [[Conquest of Mecca]] or during the Prophet's (PBUH) lifetime.<ref>''Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir'', vol. 4, p. 288; ''Kashshaf al-Qina'', vol. 2, p. 548; ''Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi'', vol. 10, p. 294.</ref>
Unlike residency in Mecca, whose reprehensibility, either absolutely or conditionally, is agreed upon by jurists, Imami jurists<ref>''Al-Muhadhdhab'', vol. 1, p. 283; ''Tahrir al-Ahkam'', vol. 2, p. 118; ''Majma al-Fa'idah'', vol. 7, p. 431.</ref> and most Sunni jurists<ref>''Al-Mughni'', vol. 3, pp. 587-588; ''Fath al-Bari'', vol. 4, p. 79; ''Fayd al-Qadir'', vol. 3, p. 342.</ref>, based on hadiths,<ref>''Sahih Muslim'', vol. 4, pp. 118, 120; ''Al-Kafi'', vol. 4, p. 557; ''Al-Tahdhib'', vol. 6, p. 14.</ref> consider [[residing in Medina]] to be recommended. Some have considered the superiority of residing in Medina over Mecca, as mentioned in reports, to be weak, and assuming its authenticity, have attributed it to the period before the [[Conquest of Mecca]] or during the Prophet's (PBUH) lifetime.<ref>''Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir'', vol. 4, p. 288; ''Kashshaf al-Qina'', vol. 2, p. 548; ''Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi'', vol. 10, p. 294.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==