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Sahih al-Bukhari 4823 (Book 65, Hadith 345) #4606
The Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and its Answer

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) praying to Allah for help against the disbelievers of Quraish, and Allah answering his prayer by afflicting them with a seven year famine.

Narrated Masruq: I came upon 'Abdullah and he said, "When Allah's Messenger ﷺ invited Quraish (to Islam), they disbelieved him and stood against him. So he (the Prophet) said, "O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the seven years of Joseph'. So they were stricken with a year of drought that destroyed everything, and they started eating dead animals, and if one of them got up he would see something like smoke between him and the sky from the severe fatigue and hunger"'.Abdullah then recited:-- 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible, covering the people. This is a painful torment. (till he reached) . We shall indeed remove the punishment for a while, but truly you will revert (to heathenism): (44:10-15) 'Abdullah added: "Will the punishment be removed from them on the Day of Resurrection?" He added," The severe grasp" was the Day of the Battle of Badr".
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمَّا دَعَا قُرَيْشًا كَذَّبُوهُ وَاسْتَعْصَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ حَصَّتْ ـ يَعْنِي ـ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ الْمَيْتَةَ فَكَانَ يَقُومُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَكَانَ يَرَى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ مِثْلَ الدُّخَانِ مِنَ الْجَهْدِ وَالْجُوعِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏{‏فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ * يَغْشَى النَّاسَ هَذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ‏}‏ حَتَّى بَلَغَ ‏{‏إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلاً إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ‏}‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَفَيُكْشَفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ وَالْبَطْشَةُ الْكُبْرَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ‏.‏
TOPICS
prayer  *  famine  *  disbelief  *  duaa  *  ikhtiyar  *  kufr  *  badr

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray to God during difficult times , Accept truth & guidance , Repent sincerely after wrongdoings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates an incident from the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when he was inviting people to Islam but they were not accepting it. He then prayed to Allah for help against them, and Allah answered his prayer by afflicting them with a seven year famine. This shows us that if we are in difficulty, we should turn to Allah in prayer and He will answer our prayers. It also teaches us that if we do not accept truth or guidance, then there can be consequences for our actions. Furthermore, this hadith also reminds us that even though punishment may be removed temporarily, it will eventually come back unless one repents sincerely.

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