Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
The Rites of Pilgrimage
كتاب المناسك
Chapter 15b: The Sacred Territory of Mecca. May God most high guard it - Section 2
باب حرم مكة حرسها الله تعالى - الفصل الثاني
Mishkat al-Masabih 2725
'Abdallah b. ‘Adi b. Hamra’ said he saw Allah's Messenger ﷺ standing at al-Hazwara (Taj al-'Arus gives two statements about this place, one saying it was a place at the gate of the wheat sellers, the other saying it was the market of Mecca which was later incorporated in the mosque when it was enlarged) and saying, “I swear by Allah that you are the best part of Allah’s earth and the part dearest to Him. Had I not been expelled from you I would not have gone out.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَمْرَاءَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاقِفًا عَلَى الْحَزْوَرَةِ فَقَالَ: «وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكِ لَخَيْرُ أَرْضِ اللَّهِ وَأَحَبُّ اللَّهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي أُخْرِجْتُ مِنْكِ مَا خرجْتُ» . رَوَاهُ الترمذيُّ وَابْن مَاجَه
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 10 Chapter 15b Hadith 1