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A bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and gave a pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam. The next day he
came with fever and said (to the Prophet (ﷺ) ), "Please cancel my pledge (of embracing Islam and of
emigrating to Medina)." The Prophet (ﷺ) refused (that request) three times and said, "Medina is like a
furnace, it expels out the impurities (bad persons) and selects the good ones and makes them perfect."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 29, Hadith 17
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told us a long narrative about Ad-Dajjal, and among the many things he mentioned,
was his saying, "Ad-Dajjal will come and it will be forbidden for him to pass through the entrances of
Medina. He will land in some of the salty barren areas (outside) Medina; on that day the best man or
one of the best men will come up to him and say, 'I testify that you are the same Dajjal whose
description was given to us by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) .' Ad-Dajjal will say to the people, 'If I kill this man
and bring him back to life again, will you doubt my claim?' They will say, 'No.' Then Ad-Dajjal will
kill that man and bring him back to life. That man will say, 'Now I know your reality better than
before.' Ad-Dajjal will say, 'I want to kill him but I cannot.' "
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When the Prophet (ﷺ) went out for (the battle of) Uhud, some of his companions (hypocrites) returned
(home). A party of the believers remarked that they would kill those (hypocrites) who had returned,
but another party said that they would not kill them. So, this Divine Inspiration was revealed: "Then
what is the matter with you that you are divided into two parties concerning the hypocrites." (4.88)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Medina expels the bad persons from it, as fire expels the impurities of iron."