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Sahih al-Bukhari 4693 (Book 65, Hadith 215) #4476
The Power of Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed to Allah to protect him from the Quraish's evil by afflicting them with seven years of famine, and Allah answered his prayer.

Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud): When the Prophet ﷺ realized that the Quraish had delayed in embracing Islam, he said, "O Allah! Protect me against their evil by afflicting them with seven (years of famine) like the seven years of (Prophet) Joseph". So they were struck with a year of famine that destroyed everything till they had to eat bones, and till a man would look towards the sky and see something like smoke between him and it. Allah said:-- "Then watch you (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce a kind of smoke plainly visible". (44:10) And Allah further said:-- "Verily! We shall withdraw the punishment a little, Verily you will return (to disbelief)". (44:15) (Will Allah relieve them from torture on the Day of Resurrection?) (The punishment of) the smoke had passed and Al-Baltsha (the destruction of the pagans in the Badr battle) had passed too.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا لَمَّا أَبْطَئُوا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِالإِسْلاَمِ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِيهِمْ بِسَبْعٍ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ ‏"‏ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ حَصَّتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْعِظَامَ حَتَّى جَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَيَرَى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا مِثْلَ الدُّخَانِ قَالَ اللَّهُ ‏{‏فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ‏}‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ ‏{‏إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلاً إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ‏}‏ أَفَيُكْشَفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَقَدْ مَضَى الدُّخَانُ وَمَضَتِ الْبَطْشَةُ‏.‏
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prayer  *  famine  *  punishment  *  smoke  *  dua  *  alikhtisas  *  aluqubat  *  dukhan

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of prayer. It tells us that when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was faced with a difficult situation, he turned to Allah in supplication and asked for help. In response, Allah afflicted the Quraish with seven years of famine as punishment for their evil deeds. During this time, they were so hungry that they had to eat bones and could see smoke between them and the sky. Eventually, Allah relieved them from their suffering but warned that if they returned to disbelief then He would punish them again. This hadith teaches us that we should always turn to Allah in times of difficulty and ask Him for help because He is All-Powerful and can answer our prayers if it is good for us.

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