It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Uhud (mountain), he said: "This mountain loves us and we love it. O Allah! Ibrahim (peace be upon him) declared Makkah a sanctuary, and I declare (Madinah) between these two black tracts of land a sanctuary."