It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I never saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughing openly such that I could see the uvula in his throat; he would only smile gently. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw clouds or wind, its effects would become apparent on his face (i.e., he would become worried). I said: O Messenger of Allah! People become happy when they see clouds or wind because they hope for rain to come, but on the contrary, I see that signs of concern appear on your face? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Aisha! I am not secure from the possibility that there may be punishment in it, while a people (i.e., the people of ‘Ad) were destroyed by wind, and that people were looking at the punishment, but (seeing the apparent clouds) they were saying: This is a cloud that will bring us rain.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / تفسير من سورة القصص إلى سورة الأحقاف / 8751
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 4828، 4829، ومسلم: 899 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 24369 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 24873»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Allah Ta’ala, mentioning the people of Hud (alayhis salam), the ‘Aad, says: {فَلَمَّارَاَوْہُعَارِضًامُّسْتَقْبِلَاَوْدِیَــتِہِمْقَالُوْاھٰذَاعَارِضٌمُّمْطِرُنَابَلْہُوَمَااسْـتَعْــجَلْتُمْبِہٖرِیْحٌفِیْہَاعَذَابٌاَلِیْمٌ۔تُدَمِّرُکُلَّشَیْءٍبِاَمْرِرَبِّہَافَاَصْبَحُوْالَایُرٰٓیاِلَّامَسٰکِنُہُمْکَذٰلِکَنَجْزِیالْقَوْمَالْمُجْرِمِیْنَ۔}
So when they saw it as a cloud advancing towards their valleys, they said, “This is a cloud that will bring us rain.” Rather, it is that (punishment) which you sought to hasten—a wind wherein is a painful punishment. It will destroy everything by the command of its Lord. Thus they became such that nothing could be seen except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.