[His saying, the Almighty: "So the earthquake seized them."]

8685 - My father told us, Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la al-San‘ani told us, Muhammad ibn Thawr told us, from Ma‘mar, from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Uthman ibn Khuthaym, from Jabir, who said: When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed by al-Hijr, he said: "Do not ask for signs, for the people of Salih asked for them; it used to come in from this mountain pass and depart from this mountain pass. And they were insolent regarding the command of their Lord... so they slaughtered it. It used to drink their water one day, and they would drink its milk the next day. Then they slaughtered it, so the blast seized them, and Allah extinguished everyone of them under the expanse of the sky, except for one man who was in the Haram (sacred precinct) of Allah." They asked: "Who is he, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Abu Righal. When he left the Haram, what befell his people befell him."

8686 - Muhammad ibn ‘Awf al-Humsi told us, Abu al-Yaman told us, Ibn ‘Ayyash told us, from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Uthman ibn Khuthaym, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, who said: When we arrived at al-Hijr—during the expedition of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to Tabuk—he said to us: "O people, do not ask for signs," then he mentioned it.

8687 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah told us, Shababah told us, Warqa’ told us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "So the earthquake seized them," he said: The blast.

His saying, the Almighty: "So they became in their home."

8688 - Musa ibn Abi Musa al-Khatmi told us, Harun ibn Hatim told us, ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hammad told us, from Asbat, from al-Suddi, from Abu Malik, regarding His saying: "In their home," meaning the entire encampment.

His saying, the Almighty: "Crouching."

8689 - Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi informed us in what he wrote to me, Asbagh ibn al-Faraj told us, who said: I heard ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam regarding His saying: "So they became in their home crouching," he said: Dead.