Why did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit staying in the land of Thamud?
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The questioner : ... the last hadith we read, which states that it is permissible for animals that are eaten, even if there is impurity in them.
The Shaykh : What impurity is there, and where is the impurity? These wells are not impure, but the Messenger prohibited that so that people would not rely on descending into them. Descending into this land is forbidden, to the extent that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited a person from entering it except while weeping, and he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 433 And unfortunately, today, the people of antiquities take pride in it and go to it, saying, "What Allah willed, oh their strength, oh..." while the Messenger says: Sahih al-Bukhari 433 Therefore, if you do not have weeping in your heart, do not enter it at all. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What? The Messenger said:Sahih al-Bukhari 433 Yes.
The Shaykh : What impurity is there, and where is the impurity? These wells are not impure, but the Messenger prohibited that so that people would not rely on descending into them. Descending into this land is forbidden, to the extent that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited a person from entering it except while weeping, and he said:
If you do not weep, do not enter (the places of these people)
فإن لم تكونوا باكين فلا تدخلوهاIf you do not weep, do not enter (the places of these people)
إن لم تكونوا باكين فلا تدخلوهاThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What? The Messenger said: