It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made this plea: 'Allahumma innaka akhrajtani min ahabbi al-biladi ilayya, fa-askinni ahabba al-biladi ilayka' (O Allah! You have taken me out of the city that was most beloved to me, so now settle me permanently in the city that is most beloved to You). So Allah Almighty settled him in Madinah al-Munawwarah. All the narrators of this hadith are from Madinah, and they belong to the family of Abu Sa'id al-Maqburi.