Sahih al-Bukhari 1007

Hadith text

Narrated Masruq:We were with `Abdullah and he said, "When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw the refusal of the people to accept Islam he said, "O Allah! Send (famine) years on them for (seven years) like the seven years (of famine during the time) of (Prophet) Joseph." So famine overtook them for one year and destroyed every kind of life to such an extent that the people started eating hides, carcasses and rotten dead animals. Whenever one of them looked towards the sky, he would (imagine himself to) see smoke because of hunger. So Abu Sufyan went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! You order people to obey Allah and to keep good relations with kith and kin. No doubt the people of your tribe are dying, so please pray to Allah for them." So Allah revealed: "Then watch you For the day that The sky will bring forth a kind Of smoke Plainly visible ... Verily! You will return (to disbelief) On the day when We shall seize You with a mighty grasp. (44.10-16) Ibn Mas`ud added, "Al-Batsha (i.e. grasp) happened in the battle of Badr and no doubt smoke, Al-Batsha, Al-Lizam, and the verse of Surat Ar-Rum have all passed

Masruq bataate hain: Hum Abdullah ke saath the, unhone kaha: "Jab Nabi ne logon ka Islam qubool karne se inkaar dekha, farmaya: 'Aye Allah! Unpar (akaal ke) saat saal utaar de jaise Yusuf ke zamane mein saat saal ka akaal aaya tha.' To ek saal akaal aaya jisne har qisam ki zindagi barbaad kar di, yahan tak ke log khaal, murda janwar aur galay-sadhe janwar khane lage. Jab bhi koi aasman ki taraf dekhta, bhookh ki wajah se use dhuan dikhta. Isliye Abu Sufyan Nabi ke paas gaye aur kaha: 'Aye Muhammad! Aap log ko Allah ki itaa'at aur rishtedaron se achha suluk rakhne ka hukum dete hain. Beshak aapki qaum mar rahi hai, isliye unke liye Allah se dua kijiye.' To Allah ne nazil farmaya: 'Tab dekho us din ka intezar jab aasman saaf dikhne wala dhuan lekar aayega... Beshak tum wapas jaoge (kufr ki taraf) us din jab hum tumhe sakht pakad se pakdenge' (44:10-16)." Ibn Mas'ud ne joda: "Al-Batsha (yaani pakad) Badr ki jung mein hui, aur dhuan, Al-Batsha, Al-Lizam, aur Surah Ar-Rum ki ayat — sab guzar chuki hain."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1007 · Book 15, Hadith 3