Sahih al-Bukhari 1883

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كتاب فضائل المدينة ›

Chapter: Al-Madina expels all the evil and bad persons

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Jabir bin Abdullah 5 narrators

'Amr bin al-'Abbas al-Bahly Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 235 AH 'Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 135 AH – 198 AH Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 97 AH – 161 AH Muhammad bin al-Munkdar bin 'Abdullah Tābiʿī > 30 AH – 130 AH or after Jabir bin Abdullah Companion 16 BH/607 CE – ~78 AH/687 CE

Narrated Jabir: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."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 1883

In-book reference

Book 29, Hadith 17

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 3, Book 30, Hadith 107

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَبَايَعَهُ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ، فَجَاءَ مِنَ الْغَدِ مَحْمُومًا، فَقَالَ أَقِلْنِي، فَأَبَى ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ، فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ الْمَدِينَةُ كَالْكِيرِ، تَنْفِي خَبَثَهَا، وَيَنْصَعُ طَيِّبُهَا ‏"‏‏.‏

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