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3920. Jābir narrated that a Bedouin gave the pledge to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ for Islam, then he was afflicted by sickness in Al-Madinah. So the Bedouin went to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: "Take back my pledge." But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ refused. Then the Bedouin left and came back and said: "Take back my pledge," and he refused. Then the Bedouin left, upon that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Al-Madinah is but like bellows, it expels its filth and purifies its good." (Sahih)
[He said:] There is something on this topic from Abū Hurairah.
[Abū 'Eisā said: And] this Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīh.
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Commentary
Before the conquest of Makkah, those who embraced Islam had to emigrate to Al-Madinah. The Bedouin became sick and he wanted to leave Al-Madinah and live somewhere else, but the Prophet ﷺ did not allow him. He left Al-Madinah without permission; therefore, the Prophet ﷺ stated that Al-Madinah discloses the real nature of a person. Allāh ﷻ has given a unique feature to Al-Madinah that people of bad nature cannot reside there for a long period. It throws them out of its territory.
