It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) became ill. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), his freed slave Amir bin Fuhairah, and Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) also became ill. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) sought permission from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to visit them for inquiry, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted her permission. She asked Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) how he was feeling, and he recited this verse: "A person wakes up among his family while death is closer to him than the strap of his sandal." Then I asked Amir (may Allah be pleased with him), and he recited this verse: "I feel death before tasting its bitterness, and the graveyard has come close to my mouth." Then I asked Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) about his condition, and he recited this verse: "Alas! Who knows if I will ever spend a night again in Fakh, and around me will be the grasses called Idhkhir and Jalil." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) went to the court of Prophethood and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of their words. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards the sky and said: O Allah! Make Madinah Munawwarah as beloved to us as You made Makkah, or even more so, even more so. O Allah! Bless the sa’ and the mudd of Madinah, and transfer its disease to Hajfah.