WE RELATE FROM the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī from Ibn ‘Umar who reported that the Messenger of Allah told his Companions when they reached al-Ḥijr, [1].the dwellings of Thamūd: “Do not enter upon these people, who were punished, without weeping. And if you do not weep, do not enter upon them, lest what befell them should befall you.” [2].