When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by al-Hijr, he said: “Do not ask for signs. The people of Salih asked for them, and it used to come to them from this mountain pass and return by this mountain pass. But they rebelled against the command of their Lord and hamstrung it. It would drink their water one day, and they would drink its milk another day. Then they hamstrung it, and a Blast seized them. Allah destroyed everyone among them beneath the canopy of the sky except one man who was in the Sanctuary of Allah.”

It was said, “Who is he, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “He is Abu Righal.” Then when he left the Sanctuary, what befell his people befell him.

لَمَّا مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْحِجْرِ قَالَ: «لَا تَسْأَلُوا الْآيَاتِ، وَقَدْ سَأَلَهَا قَوْمُ صَالِحٍ، فَكَانَتْ تَرِدُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَجِّ، وَتَصْدُرُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَجِّ، فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَعَقَرُوهَا، وَكَانَتْ تَشْرَبُ مَاءَهُمْ يَوْمًا، وَيَشْرَبُونَ لَبَنَهَا يَوْمًا، فَعَقَرُوهَا، فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَيْحَةٌ، أَهْمَدَ اللَّهُ مَنْ تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا كَانَ فِي حَرَمِ اللَّهِ».

قِيلَ: مَنْ هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ: «هُوَ أَبُو رِغَالٍ». فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ مِنَ الْحَرَمِ أَصَابَهُ مَا أَصَابَ قَوْمَهُ.

[Machine] When the Prophet passed by the rock, he said, "Do not ask for signs, as a righteous people had asked for signs before and they were given the miracle of a she-camel coming out of this rock and returning to it. But they disobeyed the order of their Lord and harmed the she-camel, so they were seized by a blast and all of them were destroyed except one man who was in the sanctuary of Allah." It was asked, "Who was he?" He replied, "Abu Rigal. When he left the sanctuary, he was afflicted with the same calamity that had befallen his people."

لَمَّا مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالْحِجْرِ قَالَ «لَا تَسْأَلُوا الْآيَاتِ فَقَدْ سَأَلَهَا قَوْمُ صَالِحٍ فَكَانَتْ يَعْنِي النَّاقَةَ تَرِدُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَجِّ وَتَصْدُرُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَجِّ فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ فَأَهْمَدَ اللَّهُ مَنْ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا كَانَ فِي حَرَمِ اللَّهِ» قِيلَ مَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَ «أَبُو رِغَالٍ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ مِنَ الْحَرَمِ أَصَابَهُ مَا أَصَابَ قَوْمَهُ»

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to the Hijr, he said, "Do not ask your prophet for miracles. These people demanded a miracle from their prophet, so a she-camel came to them from this valley and went out from this valley, and they would drink its milk on the day of its turn, equal to their water supply. But they harmed it, so they were given a punishment of three days, and the promise was not false. Then the cry overtook them, and there was not a single person left under the sky except the one in the sanctuary who was protected from the punishment of Allah." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, who was he?" He said, "Abu Righal, the father of Thaqeef."

لَمَّا جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْحِجْرَ قَالَ «لَا تَسْأَلُوا نَبِيَّكُمُ الْآيَاتِ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمُ صَالِحٍ سَأَلُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ آيَةً فَكَانَتِ النَّاقَةُ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَجِّ وَتَصْدُرُ مِنْ هَذَا الْفَجِّ فَيَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا يَوْمَ وُرُودِهَا مِثْلَ مَا غَبَّهُمْ مِنْ مَائِهِمْ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَوُعِدُوا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا أَهْلَكَتْ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ فِي الْحَرَمِ مَنَعَهُ الْحَرَمُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَ «أَبُو رِغَالٍ أَبُو ثَقِيفٍ» *