Is adding "al-Mukarramah" to Makkah and "al-Munawwarah" to al-Madinah an innovation?

Question : Is adding "al-Mukarramah" to Makkah, or "al-Munawwarah" to al-Madinah, an innovation? And is it better to say "Makkah al-Muharramah" and "al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah"? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer : I do not know that Makkah was described as "Makkah al-Mukarramah" in the speech of the Salaf; rather, they simply said "Makkah." Likewise, al-Madinah was not described as "al-Munawwarah" in the speech of the Salaf; rather, they called it "al-Madinah." However, recently it has become the case that people say "Makkah al-Mukarramah" and "al-Madinah al-Munawwarah." Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, named Makkah a safe land; He named it a safe land and He named it a forbidden land, as He the Exalted said: "Say: ." And it is also blessed.
As for al-Madinah, there is no doubt that it is al-Madinah al-Nabawiyyah and that it is "Taybah," as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named it Taybah. But people have made it a custom, a habit, to say "al-Madinah al-Munawwarah" and "Makkah al-Mukarramah." If only they would say just "Makkah" and just "al-Madinah," for we are not more reverent toward these two lands than our predecessors. Yes.