He commanded His Messenger to say, 'I have been commanded to dedicate worship solely to Allah, and not to take a partner for Him as the Quraysh did. I am to be among the upright hanifs on the religion of Islam, and to recite the Qur'an, as in His saying, 'And follow what is revealed to you.' The city is Mecca, may Allah protect it. He has distinguished it from among all the lands by adding His name to it, for it is the most beloved of His lands to Him, the most honored to Him, and the greatest in His sight. Thus, the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, said when he left for his migration, and when he reached Al-Hazura, he faced it with his noble face and said, 'I know that you are the most beloved land of Allah to Allah. If it were not for your people expelling me, I would not have left.' This was narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban, Al-Hakim, Ibn Abi Shaiba, Al-Darimi, Abd Ibn Hamid, Al-Bazzar, Abu Ya'la, and Al-Bayhaqi in Al-Dala'il. All of them narrated from Al-Zuhri from Abu Salamah from Abdullah ibn Adi ibn Al-Khayar who said, 'I saw the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, standing at Al-Hazura and saying, 'By Allah, you are indeed the best land of Allah to Allah and the most beloved land of Allah to Allah. If I had not been expelled from you, I would not have left.' This was narrated by Aqil, Yunus, Shu'ayb, and Salih ibn Kaysan from him. It was narrated by the nephew of Al-Zuhri from his uncle from Muhammad ibn Jubair ibn Mut'im from Abdullah ibn Adi ibn Al-Khayar: it was reported by Al-Tabarani. Al-Daraqutni authenticated it for two reasons. It was narrated by Al-Nasa'i, Ishaq, Al-Bazzar, and Al-Bayhaqi in Al-Dala'il from the narration of Ma'mar from Al-Zuhri from Abu Salamah from Abu Huraira. Its wording for Al-Bayhaqi is, 'If it were not for your people expelling me from you, I would not have left.' Al-Bazzar said: Ma'mar uniquely narrated it this way.

Al-Bayhaqi said: And they were mistaken in it, Al-Mu'mar. Al-Tirmidhi said: It was narrated by Muhammad ibn 'Amr ibn Abi Salamah from Abu Salamah from Abu Hurairah. And the saying of Al-Zuhri from Abu Salamah from 'Abdullah ibn 'Adi is more authentic. Al-Bayhaqi also said: And the narration of Muhammad ibn 'Amr is a mistake. And there is a narration from Ibn 'Abbas. Al-Tirmidhi reported it from the narration of Ibn Khuthaym from Sa'id ibn Jubair and Abu al-Tufail, both of whom have something like: "How pleasant you are to give birth and how dear you are to me. And if it were not that my people expelled me from you, I would not dwell in another place." And he indicated it with a sign of glorification and proximity, indicating that it is the abode of His Prophet and the place of His revelation. And he described its essence with the prohibition that is specific to its description. Thus, he granted it a great share in honor and elevation, and he described it as sacred, whose sanctity is not violated except by a wrongdoer opposed to his Lord. And whoever intends therein to deviate with injustice, We will make him taste of a painful punishment. No one may cut its grass, nor may he cut its trees, nor may he disturb its game. And the one seeking refuge there is safe. And he made the entry of everything under His Lordship and dominion like that which follows the entry of it under them. And in that is an indication that a king who possesses such a town of great status has possessed it and everything belongs to it. Al-Mahmood said: "The intended town is Mecca, and the addition of the name of Allah, the Exalted, to it is for its honor and the mention of its prohibition, for it is its most specific description and he attributed it to His essence to emphasize its honor. Then he said: 'And to Him belongs everything,' thus making the entry of everything under His Lordship and dominion like that which follows the entry of this honored town. And in that is an indication that a king has possessed this honored town and everything belongs to it, for indeed, it is of great status." Al-Ahmad said: And under His saying 'And to Him belongs everything' is another benefit besides that, which is that when He added His name to the specific town for its honor, He followed that by adding everything else to His dominion, cutting off the assumption of the exclusivity of His dominion to the mentioned town, and indicating that the first addition was intended for honor, not because it is solely the dominion of Allah, the Exalted, and Allah knows best. O Allah, bless us in our dwelling there, and keep us safe from the evil of every evil doer, and do not transfer us from the vicinity of Your House except to the abode of Your mercy. And it was read: 'which He has prohibited.' And recite to them this Quran: from Abu, and 'And recite': from Ibn Mas'ud. So whoever is guided by following Me in what I am addressing regarding the oneness of Allah and the negation of partners with Him, and entering into the Hanif faith, and following what has been revealed to Me from the revelation, then the benefit of his guidance returns to him, not to Me. And whoever goes astray and does not follow Me, then there is no burden upon Me, and I am only a warner. And upon the Messenger is only the conveying. Then he commanded him to praise Allah for what He has granted him of the blessing of Prophethood, which has no equal, and to threaten his enemies with what Allah will show them of His signs that will compel them to knowledge and acknowledgment that they are the signs of Allah. And that is when knowledge will not benefit them, meaning in the Hereafter. From Al-Hasan and Al-Kalbi: the smoke, and the splitting of the moon. And what has befallen them of the punishments of Allah in this world. And it was said: It is like His saying: 'We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves.' And every deed they do, Allah is All-Knowing of it, not unaware of it, for indeed, forgetfulness and negligence do not befit the Knower of the essence. Al-Mahmood said: 'For the Knower of the essence does not befit Him forgetfulness.' Al-Ahmad said: He has previously denied the attribute of knowledge, and implied that negating it is included in the glorification of Allah, for he makes the impossibility of forgetfulness upon Him conditional upon His being the Knower of the essence, not by knowledge. The truth is that the impossibility of forgetfulness upon Him, for His knowledge does not escape Him, not even the weight of an atom in the heavens or in the earth, rather it is an eternal, ancient knowledge that is general in relation to all necessary, possible, and impossible matters, and His glorification does not depend on the negation of His attributes, perfection, and majesty. Exalted is Allah above what the wrongdoers say, greatly exalted. And it was read: 'you do.'

From the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him: "Whoever recites Ta-Sin-Sin (Tā-Sīn) of Solomon will have ten good deeds for each person who believed in Solomon and each person who denied him, as well as for Hud, Shuaib, Salih, and Ibrahim. He will emerge from his grave while calling out, 'There is no deity except Allah.'" [Narrated by Al-Thalabi and Ibn Mardawayh from the hadith of Ubayy ibn Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him.]