540. hadíth
وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: «مَا خَلَقَ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى بُقْعَةً فِي اَلْأَرْضِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهَا» وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى اَلْكَعْبَةِ «وَ لاَ أَكْرَمَ عَلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْهَا لَهَا حَرَّمَ اَللَّهُ اَلْأَشْهُرَ اَلْحُرُمَ فِي كِتَابِهِ «يَوْمَ خَلَقَ اَلسَّمٰاوٰاتِ وَ اَلْأَرْضَ» ».
In another narration: "Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, did not create a spot on earth more beloved to Him than it"—and he gestured with his hand toward the Kaaba—"nor more honored by Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, than it. For its sake, Allah (swt) sanctified the sacred months in His Book 'on the day He created the heavens and the earth.'"