Volume 6, Book 60, Number 379:
Narrated Abdullah:
Regarding the Verses: ‘And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; So did (Al –
lah) convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he Gabriel) conveyed (that to
Muhammad…’ (53.9-10) Ibn Mas’ud narrated to us that the Prophet had seen Gabriel with six hun –
dred wings.
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 341:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
There gathered near the House (i.e. the Ka’ba) two Quraishi persons and a person from Thaqif (or
two persons from Thaqif and one from Quraish), and all of them with very fat bellies but very little
intelligence. One of them said, “Do you think that Allah hears what we say?” Another said, “He hears
us when we talk in a loud voice, but He doesn’t hear us when we talk in a low tone.” The third said,
“If He can hear when we talk in a loud tone, then He can also hear when we speak in a low tone.”
Then Allah, the Honorable, the Majestic revealed:
‘And you have not been screening against yourself lest your ears, and eyes and your skins should
testify against you….’ (41.22-23)
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 349:
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 (i.e. a person who
pretends things which do not exist). (38.68) When Allah’s Apostle 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
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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-narrater said,
“The splitting of the moon.” And another said, “The defeat of the Romans (has passed).”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 350:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
Five things have passed: Al-Lizam, the defeat of the Romans, the mighty grasp, the splitting of the
moon, and the smoke.
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 328:
Narrated Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Nobody has the right to be better than (Jonah) bin Matta.”