Encouragement to live in Al-Madinah and to be patient on bearing its distress and hardships Sahih Muslim 1375
Arabic hadith text
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ يُسَيْرِ، بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، قَالَأَهْوَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ " إِنَّهَا حَرَمٌ آمِنٌ "
Translation
Sahl b. Hunif reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) pointed with his hands towards Medina and said
That is a sacred territory and a place of safety.