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==Ruling on Residency in Medina==
==Ruling on Residency in Medina==
Unlike residency in Mecca, which jurists generally consider reprehensible, either absolutely or under certain conditions, 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 regarded the reports asserting the superiority of Medina over Mecca as 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, which jurists generally consider reprehensible, either absolutely or under certain conditions, 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 regarded the reports asserting the superiority of Medina over Mecca as weak, and assuming its authenticity, have attributed it to the period before the [[Conquest of Mecca]] or during the Prophet's (s) 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==