حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَبِثَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرًا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2696
It was narrated from 'A'ishah and Ibn 'Abbas (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) stayed in Makkah for ten years, with Qur'an being revealed to him, then he stayed in Madinah for ten years.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020