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ahmad:14680Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'A time will come upon the city when people will leave from it seeking prosperity in distant places, and they will find prosperity. Then they will come back and bring their families with them to enjoy that prosperity. However, the city is better for them if only they knew.'"  

أحمد:١٤٦٨٠حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ زَمَانٌ يَنْطَلِقُ النَّاسُ مِنهَا إِلَى الْآفَاقِ يَلْتَمِسُونَ الرَّخَاءَ فَيَجِدُونَ رَخَاءً ثُمَّ يَأْتُونَ فَيَتَحَمَّلُونَ بِأَهْلِيهِمْ إِلَى الرَّخَاءِ وَالْمَدِينَةُ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ