It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mihjan bin al-Adra' (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me on some errand, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) met me on one of the roads of Madinah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) climbed Uhud (mountain) and I climbed with him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face towards Madinah and said something about it (the city), then said: "May your mother perish (or: may its mother perish) - it is a town whose inhabitants will leave it (deserted) when it is at the peak of its lushness and ripening fruit; the birds and beasts of prey will eat its fruits - and the Dajjal will not be able to enter it, if Allah wills. Whenever he intends to enter it, an angel holding a drawn sword will confront him at every one of its roads and will prevent him from it." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this statement of Allah Almighty: "And We will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of the greater punishment" [Surah al-Sajdah: 21] ; he said: (The nearer punishment means) the calamities of this world: the Romans (the war with them), the severe seizure (al-batshah) and the smoke. (The narrator) said: Then he remained silent for a little while and said: That (the greater punishment) is the Dajjal. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. I asked Abu Ali al-Hafiz about this Azrah (in the chain), and he said: He is Azrah bin Yahya, whereas Shu'bah has narrated from Qatadah from Azrah bin Tamim.