[Machine] There was a man in Sham named Ma'dan. Abu Darda used to recite the Quran to him. Abu Darda lost him and one day he met him while he was riding a camel. Abu Darda said to him, "O Ma'dan, how is the Quran that used to be with you? How are you doing with it today?" He replied, "Allah knows best what happened to it and He has been generous." Abu Darda asked, "O Ma'dan, are you now living in a city or a village?" He replied, "No, I am living in a village near the city." Abu Darda said, "Wait a minute, may the curse of Allah be upon you, O Ma'dan. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'There are no five members of a tribe among whom the Adhan is not called nor the Salat established, except that the Shaytan has gained control over them. The wolf then attacks the lone sheep from among them.' You should reside in cities, O Ma'dan."  

كَانَ رَجُلٌ بِالشَّامِ يُقَالُ لَهُ: مَعْدَانُ، كَانَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ يُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ، فَفَقَدَهُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءَ، فَلَقِيَهُ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ بِدَابِقٍ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ: يَا مَعْدَانُ مَا فَعَلَ الْقُرْآنُ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَكَ؟ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ وَالْقُرْآنُ الْيَوْمَ؟ قَالَ: قَدْ عَلِمَ اللهُ مِنْهُ فَأَحْسَنَ، قَالَ: يَا مَعْدَانُ، أَفِي مَدِينَةٍ تَسْكُنُ الْيَوْمَ أَوْ فِي قَرْيَةٍ؟ قَالَ: لَا، بَلْ فِي قَرْيَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ، قَالَ: مَهْلًا، وَيْحَكَ يَا مَعْدَانُ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «مَا مِنْ خَمْسَةِ أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ لَا يُؤَذَّنُ فِيهِمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ، وَتُقَامُ فِيهِمُ الصَّلَوَاتُ، إِلَّا اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّيْطَانُ، وَإِنَّ الذِّئْبَ يَأْخُذُ الشَّاذَّةَ» فَعَلَيْكَ بِالْمَدَائِنِ، وَيْحَكَ يَا مَعْدَانُ