Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Zaid:
The Prophet said, “The Prophet Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary, and asked for Allah’s blessingĀ in it. I made Medina a sanctuary as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary and I asked for Allah’s BlessingĀ in its measures the Mudd and the Sa as Abraham did for Mecca.
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book34, Number 339