Sahih Muslim Book - 50, Hadith - 7067

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَوَكِيعٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ صُبَيْحٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ جَاءَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ تَرَكْتُ فِى الْمَسْجِدِ رَجُلاً يُفَسِّرُ الْقُرْآنَ بِرَأْيِهِ يُفَسِّرُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ (يَوْمَ تَأْتِى السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ) قَالَ يَأْتِى النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ دُخَانٌ فَيَأْخُذُ بِأَنْفَاسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَأْخُذَهُمْ مِنْهُ كَهَيْئَةِ الزُّكَامِ. فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَنْ عَلِمَ عِلْمًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ فَإِنَّ مِنْ فِقْهِ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ لِمَا لاَ عِلْمَ لَهُ بِهِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ. إِنَّمَا كَانَ هَذَا أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا لَمَّا اسْتَعْصَتْ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- دَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ بِسِنِينَ كَسِنِى يُوسُفَ فَأَصَابَهُمْ قَحْطٌ وَجَهْدٌ حَتَّى جَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَيَرَى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا كَهَيْئَةِ الدُّخَانِ مِنَ الْجَهْدِ وَحَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْعِظَامَ فَأَتَى النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ لِمُضَرَ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ هَلَكُوا فَقَالَ « لِمُضَرَ إِنَّكَ لَجَرِىءٌ ». قَالَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ لَهُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ (إِنَّا كَاشِفُو الْعَذَابِ قَلِيلاً إِنَّكُمْ عَائِدُونَ) قَالَ فَمُطِرُوا فَلَمَّا أَصَابَتْهُمُ الرَّفَاهِيَةُ - قَالَ - عَادُوا إِلَى مَا كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ - قَالَ - فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ (فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ يَغْشَى النَّاسَ هَذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ) ( يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَى إِنَّا مُنْتَقِمُونَ) قَالَ يَعْنِى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ.

It was narrated that Masruq said: "A man came to 'Abdullah and said: 'I have left a man in the Masjid who was interpreting the Qur'an according to his own opinion. He interpreted this Verse: "The Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke" by saying: "On the Day of Resurrection a smoke will come to the people which they will inhale and they will get something like a cold." 'Abdullah said: 'Whoever knows something, let him speak of it, and whoever does not know, let him say: "Allah knows best." It is a part of a man's understanding of religion when he has no knowledge of it, to say: "Allah knows best." "This (Verse) was revealed because when the Quraish disobeyed the Prophet (s.a.w). He prayed against them, and prayed for a famine like the famine of Yusuf, and they were so afflicted by severe drought and famine that a man would look at the sky and see something like smoke between him and it, because of hunger. They even ate bones. Then a man came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for forgiveness for Mudar, for they are dying." He said: "For Mudar? You are indeed audacious." So he prayed to Allah for them, and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed: "Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily, you will revert (to disbelief)." Then it rained, and when relief reached them, they reverted to their former ways. Then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed: "Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke. Covering the people, this is a painful torment." "On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution." He said: 'This refers to the Day of Badr."'