Volume 6, Book 60, Number 374:
Narrated Jarir bin Abdullah:
We were in the company of the Prophet on a fourteenth night (of the lunar month), and he looked
at the (full) moon and said, “You will see your Lord as you see this moon, and you will have no
trouble in looking at Him. So, whoever can, should not miss the offering of prayers before sunrise
(Fajr prayer) and before sunset (Asr prayer).” Then the Prophet recited:
‘And celebrate the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.’ (50.39)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 375:
Narrated Mujahid:
Ibn Abbas said, “Allah ordered His Prophet to celebrate Allah’s praises after all prayers.” He refers
to His Statement: ‘After the prayers.’ (50.40)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 376:
Narrated Um Salama:
I complained to Allah’s Apostle that I was sick, so he said, “Perform the Tawaf (of Ka’ba at Mecca)
while riding behind the people (who are performing the Tawaf on foot).” So I performed the Tawaf
while Allah’s Apostle was offering the prayer by the side of the Ka’ba and was reciting: ‘By the Mount
(Saini) and by a Decree Inscribed.’
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 361:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet used to offer prayer at night (for such a long time) that his feet used to crack. I said,
“O Allah’s Apostle! Why do you do it since Allah has forgiven you your faults of the past and those to
follow?” He said, “Shouldn’t I love to be a thankful slave (of Allah)?’ When he became old, he prayed
while sitting, but if he wanted to perform a bowing, he wound get up, recite (some other verses) and
then perform the bowing.
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 377:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut’im:
I heard the Prophet reciting Surat At-Tur in the Maghrib prayer, and when he reached the Verse:
‘Were they created by nothing, Or were they themselves the creators, Or did they create the Heav –
ens and the Earth? Nay, but they have no firm belief Or do they own the treasures of Your Lord? Or
have they been given the authority to do as they like…’ (52.35-37) my heart was about to fly (when I
realized this firm argument).
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 346:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
It (i.e., the imagined smoke) was because, when the Quraish refused to obey the Prophet, he asked
Allah to afflict them with years of famine similar to those of (Prophet) Joseph. So they were stricken
with famine and fatigue, so much so that they ate even bones. A man would look towards the sky and
imagine seeing something like smoke between him and the sky because of extreme fatigue. So Allah
revealed:–
‘Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible, covering
the people; this is a painfull of torment.’ (44.10-11)
Then someone (Abu Sufyan) came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Invoke Allah to
send rain for the tribes of Mudar for they are on the verge of destruction.” On that the Prophet said
(astonishingly) “Shall I invoke Allah) for the tribes of Mudar? Verily, you are a brave man!” But the
Prophet prayed for rain and it rained for them. Then the Verse was revealed.
‘But truly you will return (to disbelief).’ (44.15) (When the famine was over and) they restored
prsperity and welfare, they reverted to their ways (of heathenism) whereupon Allah revealed:
‘On the Day when We shall seize you with a Mighty Grasp. We will indeed (then) exact retribu –
tion.’ (44.16) The narrator said, “That was the day of the Battle of Badr.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 347:
Narrated Abdullah:
It is a sign of having knowledge that, when you do not know something, you say: ‘Allah knows
better.’ Allah said to his Prophet:
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‘Say: No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur’an), nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who pre –
tends things which do not exist)’ (38.86) When the Quraish troubled and stood against the Prophet
he said, “O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine like the seven
years of Joseph.” So they were stricken with a year of famine during which they ate bones and dead
animals because of too much suffering, and one of them would see something like smoke between
him and the sky because of hunger. Then they said: Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really
we are believers. (44.12) And then it was said to the Prophet (by Allah), “If we remove it from them.
they will revert to their ways (of heathenism).” So the Prophet invoked his Lord, who removed the
punishment from them, but later they reverted (to heathenism), whereupon Allah punished them on
the day of the Battle of Badr, and that is what Allah’s Statement indicates:
‘Then watch for the day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible…we will in –
deed (then) exact retribution.’ (44.10).
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 348:
Narrated Masruq:
I came upon ‘Abdullah and he said, “When Allah’s Apostle invited Quraish (to Islam), they disbe –
lieved him and stood against him. So he (the Prophet) said, “O Allah! Help me against them by afflict –
ing 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 punish –
ment be removed from them on the Day of Resurrection?” He added,” The severe grasp” was the Day
of the Battle of Badr.”