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Is there an authentic Hadith that states Mecca expels its wicked people?

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This hadith was not narrated with this exact wording, but something similar was narrated regarding Medina. On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There will come a time upon people when a man will invite his cousin and his relative: 'Come to prosperity, come to prosperity,' and Medina is better for them, if only they knew. By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, no one leaves it out of dislike for it but Allah will replace him with someone better than him. Indeed, Medina is like a bellows; it expels its impurities. The Hour will not be established until Medina expels its wicked people, just as a bellows expels the impurities of iron." Narrated by Muslim.

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