Volume 6, Book 60, Number 343:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
That he was asked (regarding):
“Except to be kind to me for my Kinship with you.’ (42.23) Said bin Zubair (who was present then)
said, “It means here (to show what is due for) the relatives of Muhammad.” On that Ibn Abbas said:
you have hurried in giving the answer! There was no branch of the tribe of Quraish but the Prophet
had relatives therein. The Prophet said, “I do not want anything from (you ) except to be Kind to me
for my Kinship with you.”
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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 359:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal:
On the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, the Prophet recited Surat Al-Fath in a vibrating and pleas –
ant voice. (Muawaiya, the subnarrator said, “If I could imitate the recitation of the Prophet I would
do so.”)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 344:
Narrated Ya’la:
I heard the Prophet reciting when on the pulpit: ‘They will cry, “O Malik (Keeper of Hell) Let your
Lord make an end of us.’ (43.77)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 360:
Narrated Al-Mughira:
The Prophet used to offer night prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him,” “Allah
has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow.” On that, he said, “Shouldn’t I be a
thankful slave of Allah)?”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 345:
Narrated Abdullah:
Five things have passed, i.e. the smoke, the defeat of the Romans, the splitting of the moon, Al-Bat –
sha (the defeat of the infidels in the battle of Badr) and Al-Lizam (the punishment)’
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.”