Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
This fire has already appeared, the details of which have been written by Hazrat Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan rahimahullah in his book *Iqtirab al-Sa‘ah*.

Hadith Commentary:
1.
Allamah Qurtubi rahimahullah has written that the fire mentioned in the hadith has already appeared. In the year 654 Hijri, a fire emerged from the land of Hijaz, which began with an earthquake. The flames of this fire rose high, and then it extinguished by itself.
2.
Some people think that this is the same fire which will drive people to the Gathering (Hashr), but nothing in the hadith proves that this is the fire of the Gathering. Rather, what is meant is that it is a sign of the Hour (Qiyamah), and the fire which will drive people forth will be immediately followed by the Hour, as is mentioned in other ahadith. Thus, it is narrated from Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“People will be driven by a fire, and it will remain with them day and night.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Riqaq, Hadith: 6522)
In any case, these are two different fires:
One is a sign of the Hour, and the other will mark the beginning of the Hour.
And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Busra is a well-known city of Sham (Greater Syria). On the third of Jumada al-Akhirah (654 AH), on a Tuesday, after the morning prayer, a very great fire appeared in Madinah Munawwarah, whose light illuminated the necks of the camels in Busra. (For details, see: Al-Bidayah wa’l-Nihayah, vol. 13, p. 187. See also Takmilah, vol. 2, pp. 310–312; Muntaha al-Minhaj, vol. 4, p. 356.)