Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَدِيِّ بْنِ الْحَمْرَاءِ الزُّهْرِيَّ أخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ بِالْحَزْوَرَةِ فِي سُوقِ مَكَّةَ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكِ لَخَيْرُ أَرْضِ اللَّهِ وَأَحَبُّ أَرْضِ اللَّهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي أُخْرِجْتُ مِنْكِ مَا خَرَجْتُ.
English Translation
Abu al-Yaman told us: Shu'ayb informed us, from al-Zuhri: Abu Salamah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman informed us that 'Abdullah ibn 'Adiyy ibn al-Hamra' al-Zuhri informed him that he heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was standing at al-Hazwarah in the market of Makkah, saying: By Allah, you are the best of Allah's lands and the most beloved of Allah's lands to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and had I not been driven out of you, I would not have left.