Section: The Dajjal Shall Not Enter Makkah Nor Madinah

As for the Prophetic city of Madinah, upon its dweller be the best of blessings and peace, it has been established in the Sahih, as previously mentioned, that the Dajjal will not be able to enter Makkah or Madinah, and that there will be angels at the mountain passes of Madinah guarding it against him so that he cannot enter it. In Sahih al-Bukhari, from the hadith of Malik, from Nu'aym al-Mujmir, from Abu Hurayrah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Neither the Masih al-Dajjal (the False Messiah) nor the plague shall enter Madinah."

And it was previously mentioned that he will camp on its outskirts, and that it will shake its inhabitants with three tremors, whereupon every hypocrite, male and female, and every wicked transgressor, male and female, will go out to him, while every believer, male and female, and every Muslim, male and female, will remain steadfast therein. That day will be called the Day of Deliverance (Yawm al-Khalas), and it is just as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Indeed, it is Taybah (the Good); it expels its impurities, and its pleasant fragrance diffuses."

And Allah, the Exalted, said:

{"Vile women are for vile men, and vile men for vile women; and good women are for good men, and good men for good women. Such are innocent..."}

The point is that Madinah will be populated and flourishing during the days of the Dajjal, and it will remain flourishing during the era of the Messiah, 'Isa ibn Maryam, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), until his death takes place therein and he is buried in it; then people will leave it after that, as mentioned previously.

Imam Ahmad said: Yahya ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab informed me, saying: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: