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Sahih al-Bukhari 4824 (Book 65, Hadith 346) #4607
Prophet Muhammad's Prayer for His People

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) being sent by Allah to preach the message of Islam and how he prayed for his people when they were facing a famine.

Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah sent (the Prophet) Muhammad and said:-- 'Say, No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an) nor am I one of the pretenders (ie a person who pretends things which do not exist). (38:68) When Allah's Messenger saw Quraish standing against him, he said, "O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the seven years (of famine) of Joseph. So they were afflicted with a year of drought that destroyed everything, and they ate bones and hides. (One of them said), "And they ate hides and dead animals, and (it seemed to them that) something like smoke was coming out of the earth. So Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! Your people are on the verge of destruction! Please invoke Allah to relieve them". So the Prophet invoked Allah for them (and the famine disappeared). He said to them".You will revert (to heathenism) after that"'.Abdullah then recited: 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible.but truly you will revert (to disbelief)'. He added, "Will the punishment be removed from them in the Hereafter? The smoke and the grasp and the Al-Lizam have all passed". One of the sub-Narrator said, "The splitting of the moon". And another said, "The defeat of the Romans (has passed).
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَمَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا وَقَالَ ‏{‏قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ‏}‏ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمَّا رَأَى قُرَيْشًا اسْتَعْصَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ السَّنَةُ حَتَّى حَصَّتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْعِظَامَ وَالْجُلُودَ ـ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْجُلُودَ وَالْمَيْتَةَ ـ وَجَعَلَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ كَهَيْئَةِ الدُّخَانِ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ أَىْ مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ هَلَكُوا فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكْشِفَ عَنْهُمْ فَدَعَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ تَعُودُوا بَعْدَ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فِي حَدِيثِ مَنْصُورٍ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏{‏فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ‏}‏ إِلَى ‏{‏عَائِدُونَ‏}‏ أَيُكْشَفُ عَذَابُ الآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ مَضَى الدُّخَانُ وَالْبَطْشَةُ وَاللِّزَامُ وَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمُ الْقَمَرُ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ الرُّومُ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  famine  *  dua  *  alikhtilaf  *  alquran  *  muhammad  *  allah  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn towards God during difficult times , Have faith in His power & mercy .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the mercy and compassion of Allah and His Messenger, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. When Quraish was facing a famine due to drought that destroyed everything, Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet ﷺ asking him to pray for them. The prophet ﷺ invoked Allah and asked Him to help them in their time of need. As a result, the famine disappeared and they were saved from destruction. This hadith teaches us that we should always turn towards Allah in times of difficulty as He is our only source of help and salvation. It also shows us how merciful our beloved prophet was towards his people even though they did not believe in him or accept his message at first. Lastly it reminds us that no matter what happens we should never give up hope as long as we have faith in Allah's mercy and power.

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