Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 5838

Sayyiduna Mihjan bin al-Adra' (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me on some errand. Then he came across me while I was going out along the road of Madinah. He took my hand and we walked on until we climbed Mount Uhud. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards Madinah and said: "Woe to its mother! It is a town which its inhabitants will leave in a state when its fruits are fully ripe." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Who will eat its fruit?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The birds and the wild beasts (will eat it). But the Dajjal will not be able to enter it; whenever he intends to enter it, an angel will come into his way and turn him back." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came back until, when we reached the door of the mosque, a man was praying there. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is reciting this with a sincere heart." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! This is so-and-so, who prays more than anyone in Madinah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not let him hear this, or you will destroy him." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Imam Abu Dawud recorded a part of this narration.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih. A chain of this hadith has already passed before this, which Imam Ahmad narrated.