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Hadith 563
deathmourning-condolence
562 - وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «۝ وَ إِنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلاّٰ نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهٰا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ اَلْقِيٰامَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهٰا ۝» قَالَ «هُوَ اَلْفَنَاءُ بِالْمَوْتِ.
Hadith.562 – Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the meaning of the verse from Allah’s (swt) Book: "And there is no town but We shall destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with severe punishment." (Surah Al-Isra 17:58) Imam (as) said: "It refers to perishing through death”.
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq