وَ رَوَى سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَعْرَجُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ أَحَبُّ الْأَرْضِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مَكَّةُ وَ مَا تُرْبَةٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ تُرْبَتِهَا وَ لَا حَجَرٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ حَجَرِهَا وَ لَا شَجَرٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ شَجَرِهَا وَ لَا جِبَالٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ جِبَالِهَا وَ لَا مَاءٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ مَائِهَا.
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Hadith.2304 - Saeed ibn Abdullah Al-A'raj narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): "The most beloved land to Allah (swt), the Exalted, is Mecca, and no soil is more beloved to Him, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, than its soil; no stone is more beloved to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, than its stones; no tree is more beloved to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, than its trees; no mountains are more beloved to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, than its mountains; and no water is more beloved to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, than its water."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.