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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عبد الله بن مسعود
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
Musnad Abi Ya'la 5145 — when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw the people
وَعَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا رَأَى مِنَ النَّاسِ إِدْبَارًا قَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ سَبْعٌ كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ»، فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ حَصَّتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، حَتَّى أَكَلُوا لَحْمَ الْمَيْتَةِ وَالْجُلُودَ وَالْجِيَفَ، وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَرَى الدُّخَانَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ، فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، إِنَّكَ جِئْتَ تَأْمُرُ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ، وَبِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ، فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ هَلَكُوا، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهُمْ، قَالَ اللَّهُ: {فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ} [الدخان: 10] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّا مُنْتَقِمُونَ} [الدخان: 16]
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the people turning away (from the truth) and turning their backs, he (peace and blessings be upon him) invoked against them: 'Allahumma sab'un ka-sab'i Yusuf' (O Allah, afflict them with seven years like the seven years (of famine in the time) of Yusuf (peace be upon him)). So they were seized by such a severe famine that it wiped out everything, until the people began eating the flesh of dead animals, hides and carcasses, and the severity of the hunger was such that whenever one of them looked towards the sky he would see something like smoke. Then Abu Sufyan came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! You command obedience to Allah and the upholding of family ties, while your people are perishing (from starvation), so pray to Allah for them." Then Allah Almighty revealed these verses: "Then wait for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke," up to the words of Allah Almighty: "Indeed, We will take retribution."
