Perished Nations – Book of Penalties | Ibn Abi al-Dunya | Stories of Punishment, Lessons & Islamic History

A powerful Islamic book that presents the stories of past nations destroyed due to sins and disobedience to Allah. It highlights divine punishment, accountability, and the consequences of wrongdoing, helping readers reflect and correct their actions. Ideal for those seeking lessons from Islamic history and spiritual awakening.

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In this work, I have gathered narrations and accounts of those who faced punishment due to their disobedience to Allah, so that readers may reflect and take lessons from their fate. The purpose is not merely to inform, but to awaken hearts and remind believers of the reality of accountability. Many people become heedless of their actions, forgetting that every deed carries consequences in this world and the Hereafter. Through these examples, it becomes clear how sins can lead to destruction and how obedience brings safety and success. I have presented these accounts in a simple and clear manner so that they may benefit all readers. I hope this work encourages repentance, awareness, and a return to Allah. May Allah protect us from punishment and guide us to the straight path.

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DAR AS-SUNNAH CLASSIC COLLECTION PERISHED NATIONS BOOK OF PENALTIES 1907807 Al-Hafiz ibn Abi Al-Dunyā (d. 281 H) سنة CAFFIVE DAY
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CONTENT THE AUTHOR Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Dunya SECTION ONE: Reasons for Penalties and their Types SECTION TWO: 17 21 12 The Story of Prophet Adam ('alayhis-salām) 53 SECTION THREE: Prophet Nuh's (alayhis-salam) Weeping SECTION FOUR: Prophet Hüd's (alayhis-salam) Counsel to His People 58 58
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With the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful Section One: Reasons for Penalties and Their Types 1. Abu'l-Bakhtari (radiy Allahu 'anhu) narrated: 'I heard the Prophet) say: "Mankind will not perish' until no excuses are found for themselves."""" 2. Jubayr Ibn Nufayr related that when Cyprus was conquered, Muslims and others among its inhabitants began to weep. Abu'l- Darda' (radiy Allahu 'anhu) was also weeping, so I asked him the reason for this, being surprised that he weeps on a day on which Allah granted dignity and domination to Islam, and has humiliated the pagans and their shirk? He replied: 'Pay heed O Jubayr, for when the creation disobeys Allah Almighty and leaves His Com- 'Meaning punished for their sin. 2 Abu Dawud, #4347; Ahmad in his Musnad, #1537, and it is declared as hasan by Ibn Hajr, Ibn Muflih and others. Aḥmad Shakir and Al-Albani both said it was ṣaḥih. See Sahih al-Jami', # 5231. 21
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Perished Nations "O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who are in error."67 Abu Tha'labah (radiyAllahu 'anhu) said: 'By Allah you have asked the one who's well aware of it; I asked the Prophet () about this verse and he said: 'Rather you should keep enjoining the good and preventing the evil until people succumb to miserliness, and begin to follow their whims and become impressed with the world [they live in], and everyone is amazed with their views and opinions. It is then upon you to safeguard your own self, and leave the affairs of the masses for indeed, ahead of you will be days requiring perseverance. Persevering during that time will be like holding unto burning embers. A person who enacts righteousness from them will have the reward of fifty men [who enacts righteousness].' One of the Companions asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, the reward of fifty among them?' He replied: "The reward of fifty of you." 39768 42. Sahl Ibn Sa'd al Sa'idi (radiy Allahu 'anhu) narrated: "The Mes- senger of Allah () said to 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr one day: "How will you be [at that time] when you will be like a layer of dirt among people, and when trusts and covenants will not be honoured; and there shall be much differing - and the Prophet () clasped his fingers? Ibn 'Amr (radiyAllahu 'anhuma) said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' The Prophet () said: "Enact upon what Al-Ma'idah (5): 105 Abu Dawud, #4341, Al-Tirmidhi, #3058 and others. Ibn Hajr declared it as hasan, Takhrij Mishkat al-Masabih, 4/486; Ibn al-'Arabi said it was hasan gharib, in al-Nasikh wa'l-Mansukh, 2/205. Al-Albani said it was weak apart from the section mentioning, 'the days of patience being like holding unto burning embers'-see also in his Silsilab al-Da'ifah, #1025 and Naqd al-Nusus, #32. "Meaning be lowly and humiliated. 37
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PERISHED NATIONS Al-Hafiz ibn Abi Al-Dunya (d. 281 H) "Perhaps your Lord will have mercy on you if you repent, but if you return to sin, We will return to punishment..." [Al-'Isra, 8] Whether done in open or secret, sins have consequences. Some of their repercussions on an individual or society manifest in the removal of particular blessings, replaced then with trials and disgrace. When they transgressed against their Lord, belligerent nations came to witness agonising recompense, while those who belittled sins and insisted on committing them further hastened and increased the ferocity of their torment on earth. A Muslim is therefore, always fearful of any wrongdoing he falls into and is swift in turning back to Allah in repentance. "Many are the towns whose end We delayed while they did wrong, then We seized them. And to Me is the final return." [Al-Hajj, 48] Originally compiled by the author over eleven hundred years ago, this book deals with matters relating to sin and its fallout. He selected various Prophetic narrations and sayings of the early Muslims to form the first genre of its kind. With this English rendering of Kitab al-Uqubat', readers will be able to understand the relationship between actions and events where one is a direct result of the other. They will also recognise remedial measures that diminish the punishment of Allah and return them back into the fold of His safety and grace. Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, ibn Abi Al-Dunya was an authoritative and prolific writer and compiler of Hadith. Highly respected for leading an exemplary lifestyle, he was known for his piety and asceticism, spending much of his adult life teaching and counselling. Over a hundred works have been attributed to him, many of which are no longer extant. What is available runs into approximately sixty titles. He died in the year 281 Hijri, may Allah be pleased with him. Visit us www.darassunnah.com ISBN-13: 978-1-904336-71-6 ISBN-10: 1-904336-71-X Där as-Sunnah Publishers BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM E-mail: info@darassunnah.com @SunnahDar fin Dar as-Sunnah Publishers Copyright 2021 by Där as-Sunnah Publishers 9781904" 336716

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DAR AS-SUNNAH CLASSIC COLLECTION PERISHED NATIONS BOOK OF PENALTIES 1907807 Al-Hafiz ibn Abi Al-Dunyā (d. 281 H) سنة CAFFIVE DAY
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CONTENT THE AUTHOR Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Dunya SECTION ONE: Reasons for Penalties and their Types SECTION TWO: 17 21 12 The Story of Prophet Adam ('alayhis-salām) 53 SECTION THREE: Prophet Nuh's (alayhis-salam) Weeping SECTION FOUR: Prophet Hüd's (alayhis-salam) Counsel to His People 58 58
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With the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful Section One: Reasons for Penalties and Their Types 1. Abu'l-Bakhtari (radiy Allahu 'anhu) narrated: 'I heard the Prophet) say: "Mankind will not perish' until no excuses are found for themselves."""" 2. Jubayr Ibn Nufayr related that when Cyprus was conquered, Muslims and others among its inhabitants began to weep. Abu'l- Darda' (radiy Allahu 'anhu) was also weeping, so I asked him the reason for this, being surprised that he weeps on a day on which Allah granted dignity and domination to Islam, and has humiliated the pagans and their shirk? He replied: 'Pay heed O Jubayr, for when the creation disobeys Allah Almighty and leaves His Com- 'Meaning punished for their sin. 2 Abu Dawud, #4347; Ahmad in his Musnad, #1537, and it is declared as hasan by Ibn Hajr, Ibn Muflih and others. Aḥmad Shakir and Al-Albani both said it was ṣaḥih. See Sahih al-Jami', # 5231. 21
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Perished Nations "O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who are in error."67 Abu Tha'labah (radiyAllahu 'anhu) said: 'By Allah you have asked the one who's well aware of it; I asked the Prophet () about this verse and he said: 'Rather you should keep enjoining the good and preventing the evil until people succumb to miserliness, and begin to follow their whims and become impressed with the world [they live in], and everyone is amazed with their views and opinions. It is then upon you to safeguard your own self, and leave the affairs of the masses for indeed, ahead of you will be days requiring perseverance. Persevering during that time will be like holding unto burning embers. A person who enacts righteousness from them will have the reward of fifty men [who enacts righteousness].' One of the Companions asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, the reward of fifty among them?' He replied: "The reward of fifty of you." 39768 42. Sahl Ibn Sa'd al Sa'idi (radiy Allahu 'anhu) narrated: "The Mes- senger of Allah () said to 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr one day: "How will you be [at that time] when you will be like a layer of dirt among people, and when trusts and covenants will not be honoured; and there shall be much differing - and the Prophet () clasped his fingers? Ibn 'Amr (radiyAllahu 'anhuma) said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' The Prophet () said: "Enact upon what Al-Ma'idah (5): 105 Abu Dawud, #4341, Al-Tirmidhi, #3058 and others. Ibn Hajr declared it as hasan, Takhrij Mishkat al-Masabih, 4/486; Ibn al-'Arabi said it was hasan gharib, in al-Nasikh wa'l-Mansukh, 2/205. Al-Albani said it was weak apart from the section mentioning, 'the days of patience being like holding unto burning embers'-see also in his Silsilab al-Da'ifah, #1025 and Naqd al-Nusus, #32. "Meaning be lowly and humiliated. 37
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PERISHED NATIONS Al-Hafiz ibn Abi Al-Dunya (d. 281 H) "Perhaps your Lord will have mercy on you if you repent, but if you return to sin, We will return to punishment..." [Al-'Isra, 8] Whether done in open or secret, sins have consequences. Some of their repercussions on an individual or society manifest in the removal of particular blessings, replaced then with trials and disgrace. When they transgressed against their Lord, belligerent nations came to witness agonising recompense, while those who belittled sins and insisted on committing them further hastened and increased the ferocity of their torment on earth. A Muslim is therefore, always fearful of any wrongdoing he falls into and is swift in turning back to Allah in repentance. "Many are the towns whose end We delayed while they did wrong, then We seized them. And to Me is the final return." [Al-Hajj, 48] Originally compiled by the author over eleven hundred years ago, this book deals with matters relating to sin and its fallout. He selected various Prophetic narrations and sayings of the early Muslims to form the first genre of its kind. With this English rendering of Kitab al-Uqubat', readers will be able to understand the relationship between actions and events where one is a direct result of the other. They will also recognise remedial measures that diminish the punishment of Allah and return them back into the fold of His safety and grace. Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, ibn Abi Al-Dunya was an authoritative and prolific writer and compiler of Hadith. Highly respected for leading an exemplary lifestyle, he was known for his piety and asceticism, spending much of his adult life teaching and counselling. Over a hundred works have been attributed to him, many of which are no longer extant. What is available runs into approximately sixty titles. He died in the year 281 Hijri, may Allah be pleased with him. Visit us www.darassunnah.com ISBN-13: 978-1-904336-71-6 ISBN-10: 1-904336-71-X Där as-Sunnah Publishers BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM E-mail: info@darassunnah.com @SunnahDar fin Dar as-Sunnah Publishers Copyright 2021 by Där as-Sunnah Publishers 9781904" 336716