It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): We returned from a journey with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we stopped at Dhul-Hulaifah. Some people hurried towards Madinah Munawwarah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spent the night there, and we also spent the night with him. In the morning, he (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired about those people, asking where they were. It was informed that they had hurried towards Madinah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They hurried towards Madinah and towards their wives. Beware! Soon a time will come when, despite Madinah being in a good state, they will leave Madinah. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Would that I knew when that fire will appear from the white mountain of Yemen, by which the necks of the camels sitting in Busra will shine as they shine in the day.

It is narrated from Mihjan bin Adra’ that Raja says: One day I came with Mihjan and we reached the mosque of Basra. At one of the doors of the mosque, we found Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) sitting. There was a man in the mosque named Sakbah, who used to perform very lengthy prayers. When we returned to the door of the mosque, Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) was still there. He was a man of great humor. He said: O Mihjan! Do you not pray like Sakbah prays? Mihjan did not reply and returned. Raja says: Mihjan said to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took my hand and set out, until we climbed up Uhud. He looked towards Madinah and said: Woe to this town! When it becomes well-populated, its inhabitants will leave it, that is, they will migrate from here. (In another narration, Mihjan (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said: O Prophet of Allah! Then who will eat its fruits, etc.? He said: The birds and the beasts.) Dajjal will come towards this town and he will see an angel with a drawn sword at every gate, and he will not be able to enter it. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) descended. When we reached the door of the mosque, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man praying in the mosque, he was just bowing and prostrating repeatedly. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me: Who is this? After your question, I began to look at him carefully. I said: O Messenger of Allah! This is so-and-so, this is so-and-so, and this is so-and-so. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Be quiet, by saying these words to him you will destroy him. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walked on, until when we reached near his chamber, he let go of my hand and said: The best of your religion is that which is the easiest, the best of your religion is that in which there is the most ease, the best of your religion is that which is the easiest.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The people of Madinah will leave Madinah, even though it will be pleasant and prosperous in every way, and its fruits will be well ripened. Someone asked: Then who will eat the fruits there? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: The birds and the beasts.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said regarding Madinah: "You people will leave this city for the beasts and birds, despite your prosperity."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Medina, even though it will have fresh dates, its people will leave it." The Companions asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Who will eat (the fruits and grains, etc.) here?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The beasts and the birds." Abu Awanah said: "I have been informed that Abu Bishr has said that this hadith was in the book of Sulaiman bin Qais."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A rider passing near the valley of Madinah will say that once there used to be a great population of believers in this city.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A rider passing by Madinah will say, "There used to be a large number of believers in this city." Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said: Hasan Ashayb did not go beyond Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him). (That is, he did not mention Umar bin Khattab, but narrated the hadith in the style of Musnad Jabir.)