Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
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These words recur like a refrain after the account of every nation.
It should be noted that the word "dhikr" is used in these places in a very broad sense, meaning that teaching and reminding, warning and admonition, drawing lessons, and establishing the proof—all are included in its meaning.

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According to the context, the meaning of this verse is that the punishment with which our Prophet is warning you is an unalterable reality.
Every inch of the earth bears witness to its truth, but you people are lost in heedlessness.
When you see the sign of this punishment, then you will believe, even though Allah Ta'ala has sent down this Qur'an for teaching and reminding, which is a code of life for you and is adorned with all its necessary requirements.
Why, then, do you not benefit from this great blessing? Why are you so eager for the scourge of punishment? And Allah is the One whose help is sought.

Hadith Commentary:
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﴿فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ﴾ They hunted the dhabb (spiny-tailed lizard).
Now see, the outcome that befell them will be your outcome as well.
Allah, the Exalted, has bestowed a great favor upon you in that, before the danger became manifest, He sent down the Qur’an to warn you in advance—a Qur’an that is adorned from every aspect for the purpose of reflection and admonition. But alas, instead of benefiting from it, you seek punishment and are hastening towards it.
And Allah is the One whose help is sought.

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It should be noted that Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has narrated the same hadith from Abdullah ibn Mas’ud radi Allahu anhu under six different chapter headings. His intention is to draw attention to two points:
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The word (مُدَّكِرٍ) should be recited with a dal, not with a dhal. In the last hadith, it is explicitly mentioned that Abdullah ibn Mas’ud radi Allahu anhu recited it with a dhal, so the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam corrected him.
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The stories and events mentioned in the Noble Qur’an should not be allowed to dissipate into the air upon hearing them; rather, one should take heed from them. Otherwise, your outcome will be like that of the previous nations.
And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary:
This verse appears in Surah Al-Qamar in the story of Prophet Lut (alayhis salam).
For this reason, this hadith has also been mentioned in this chapter.
As has already occurred several times before.

Hadith Commentary:
Since this noble verse comes after the incident of Prophet Lut (alayhis salam), the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:

“The people of Lut also denied the warners, so We sent upon them a rain of stones, except the family of Lut—We saved them at dawn.” (: al-Qamar 54:33-34)

At the end of this incident, it is stated:

“So is there anyone who will take heed?” (: al-Qamar 54:40)

Due to this relevance, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has mentioned this hadith here.

Hadith Commentary:

Some have recited it with a masculine "dhal" (ذال).
Since this narration mentions Prophet Nuh (alayhis salam), this hadith has been brought here.
After Prophet Adam (alayhis salam), Prophet Nuh was a very great Messenger.
His account has appeared in several places in the Noble Qur'an.

Hadith Commentary:
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The relevance of this hadith to the chapter heading is established in that it mentions a verse which was revealed regarding the status of the Ark of Prophet Nuh (alayhis salam). Thus, the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ﴾ “And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will take heed?” ()
“We left this Ark as a lesson for the people, is there anyone who will take admonition from it?” (Al-Qamar: 54:15)
In some narrations, it is mentioned that the first people of this Ummah saw the Ark of Nuh (alayhis salam).
And Allah knows best.

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In this noble verse, the word (mud-dakir) is recited with idgham (assimilation) and with the letter dal. This is the well-known recitation, and it is also recited with idgham and the letter dhal. This is a rare (shaadh) recitation.
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radi Allahu anhu) says that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) recited this word with idgham and the letter dal, and this is what is common among the people.

Hadith Commentary:
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In the narrations, it is mentioned that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to recite (مُّدَّكِرٍ) in the usual manner of recitation.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Ahadith al-Anbiya, Hadith: 3341)
That is, We made this ship a sign of admonition—so that there may be someone who takes heed from it.

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Its presence on a lofty and high mountain continued to warn people for hundreds and thousands of years about the wrath of Allah, and kept reminding them of the fate that befell those who disobeyed Allah on this land, and how the believers were saved from that calamity. Even in the present era, some people, while flying in airplanes, have seen a ship-like object lying on a peak in this region, about which it is suspected that it is the Ark of Nuh.
Wallahu a‘lam (And Allah knows best).

Hadith Commentary:
This verse also appears in Surah Al-Qamar in the story of the people of ‘Ad.
It is due to this relevance that this hadith has been mentioned.

Hadith Commentary:
This noble verse is mentioned in the context of the destruction of the people of ‘Ad.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has narrated this hadith in accordance with this context.
The command of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ (18)
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ (19)
تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ (20)
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ (21)
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ﴾ “The people of ‘Ad denied, so how was My punishment and My warnings? We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune. It was plucking people away as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees. So how was My punishment and My warnings? And We have certainly made the Qur’an easy for remembrance, so is there anyone who will take heed?” (al-Qamar: 18, 22)
This punishment was a cold, icy wind that would enter even the strongest fortresses, hurling people down to the ground and breaking their necks.
A‘adhana Allahu minha (May Allah protect us from it).

Hadith Commentary:
This is the grace and favor of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, that He has kept the meanings of the Qur’an and Hadith simple and easy so that both the common people and the elite can understand their meanings and act upon them. And today, by His grace, translations of the Qur’an and Hadith are being published in other languages, through which non-Arabs are also understanding the Qur’an and Hadith and obtaining guidance.
All praise is due to Allah; the bilingual translation and the selected annotated Qur’an are clear evidence of this, and the Urdu-translated Sahih Bukhari is also a manifest proof.

Hadith Commentary:
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The punishment that befell the people of ‘Ad was extremely admonitory and full of lessons: for seven consecutive days and eight nights, a fierce, icy, howling wind continued to blow.
This wind would lift people from their homes and fortified castles and hurl them to the ground with such force that their heads would be separated from their bodies.
This punishment continued until all of them were destroyed.
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In this verse, along with mentioning their tall stature, their helplessness is also expressed—that before the punishment of Allah, they could do nothing, even though they were extremely proud of their own strength and power.
And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary:
If a person opens the windows of his heart and mind, reads it with an eye of reflection, listens to it with ears seeking admonition, and ponders over it with an understanding heart, then the doors of happiness in this world and the Hereafter are opened for him. It penetrates the depths of his heart and mind, cleansing all the impurities of disbelief and sin. However, the condition for this is that the person must have sincere desire and a yearning to derive admonition from it.

Hadith Commentary:
The purpose of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam reciting in this manner is so that people do not view such punishments as a spectacle, but rather reflect upon them with an eye of admonition and lesson. For example, the thorny fences made to protect animals eventually turn into chaff due to the animals’ constant coming and going.
The crushed, decayed corpses of the people of Thamud have been likened to this chaff.
The Noble Qur’an presents such incidents for the purpose of taking admonition.
And Allah is the One whose help is sought.

Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
According to the rules of Arabic morphology, it is permissible to recite this word in both ways, although in our recitation it is with a "dal". However, some reciters have recited it here with a "dhal".

Explanation:
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This is the well-known recitation, that is, with a plain "dal" (دال مہملہ). Its original form is (مُذْتَکِر) (on the pattern of (مُجْتَنِب)). The "ta" (تاء) was replaced with a plain "dal" (دال مہملہ), and the "dhal" (ذال) was assimilated into the "dal", thus it became ﴿مُدَّکِر﴾.
Some reciters have read it as (مُذَّکِر) (with "dhal" معجم). In any case, the meaning is:
So is there anyone who will take heed? (al-Qamar: 40)