It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by the city of the people of Thamud, Al-Hijr, during the expedition of Tabuk, he said: Do not ask for signs like miracles, as the people of Salih (peace be upon him) asked him about them. (Thus, their demand was fulfilled in the form of the she-camel.) She would come from one path and leave by another, but they rebelled and hamstrung her. She would drink their water in one day, and they would drink her milk on another day, but they hamstrung her. Because of this, a cry overtook them, and Allah Almighty destroyed all of them beneath the lowest layer of the sky, except for one man who was in the sanctuary of Allah. Someone asked: Who was that man, O Messenger of Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He was Abu Righal. When he left the sanctuary, he was afflicted with the same calamity that befell his people.