to remain with him except those whose faith was established. As for the hypocrites and the ignorant among the Bedouins, they could not endure the hardships of Medina nor did they seek reward in that, as was the case with the Bedouin who was afflicted with fever and said, "Relieve me of my pledge." These are the words of the judge. And what he claimed to be the most apparent is not the most apparent, due to the ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah mentioned earlier with the wording: "The Hour will not be established until Medina expels its wicked people..." This, and Allāh knows best, refers to the time of the Dajjāl, as mentioned in the authentic ḥadīth recorded by Muslim towards the end of the book in "The ḥadīths of the Dajjāl": that he will head towards Medina, and Medina will shake three times, expelling every disbeliever and hypocrite from it. It is possible that this is specific to the time of the Dajjāl, and it is possible that it occurs at various times. This is mentioned in "Sharḥ Muslim" by al-Nawawī (9/154). And I say: Rather, the most apparent is that this was specific to his time (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) due to the aforementioned ḥadīth of the Bedouin, and at certain times, not always, as Allāh says, (And among the people of Medina are those who persist in hypocrisy) (Sūrah al-Tawbah, 9:101), and the hypocrite is undoubtedly vile, as the ḥāfiẓ said. In fact, this is explicitly intended in the ḥadīth of Zayd ibn Thābit. Thus, his statement in these ḥadīths "expels" is not for continuity, but for repetition. This occurred in his time (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) as Allāh willed, and it will occur again in the time of the Dajjāl, as indicated in the ḥadīth of Anas mentioned earlier. This is the inclination of the ḥāfiẓ in "al-Fatḥ" (4/70), concluding his words by saying: "And as for what is between that, no." This is the more likely and indeed the correct view, and reality testifies to that. And Allāh knows best.