This is further supported by the fact that the last people to be gathered will be from Medina, as stated in the hadith of Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him): “The last people to be gathered will be two shepherds from Muzayna. They will set out for Medina, calling to their sheep, only to find it a wilderness” (1)—meaning either that it will be devoid of people or that wild animals will have settled there. Allah knows best.

56 — The Sending of the Pleasant Wind to Take the Souls of the Believers

Another of these signs is the blowing of the pleasant wind that will take the souls of the believers. No one who says, “Allah, Allah,” will remain on the face of the earth. Only the worst of people will remain, and the Hour will come upon them.

It is also related that this wind will be softer than silk. Perhaps this will be part of Allah’s honoring of His believing servants at that time, which will be rife with tribulations and evils.

The lengthy hadith of al-Nawwās ibn Samʿān concerning al-Dajjāl, the descent of Jesus (peace be upon him), and the emergence of Gog and Magog states: “At that time, Allah will send a pleasant wind that will seize them beneath their armpits and take the soul of every believer and every Muslim. The worst of people will remain, copulating like donkeys, and upon them the Hour will come” (2).

Muslim narrated from ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), who reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Al-Dajjāl will emerge … (He then related the hadith, which includes:) Then Allah will send Jesus son of Mary, who will resemble ʿUrwa ibn Masʿūd. He will pursue al-Dajjāl and destroy him. The people will then remain for seven years without any enmity between any two of them. Allah will then send a cold wind from the direction of Syria,