Volume 5, Book 58, Number 185:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The first event of Qasama in the pre-lslamic period of ignorance was practiced by us (i.e. Banu
Hashim). A man from Banu Hashim was employed by a Quraishi man from another branch-family.
The (Hashimi) laborer set out with the Quraishi driving his camels. There passed by him another
man from Banu Hashim. The leather rope of the latter’s bag had broken so he said to the laborer,
“Will you help me by giving me a rope in order to tie the handle of my bag lest the camels should
run away from me?” The laborer gave him a rope and the latter tied his bag with it. When the cara –
van halted, all the camels’ legs were tied with their fetters except one camel. The employer asked the
laborer, “Why, from among all the camels has this camel not been fettered?” He replied, “There is no
fetter for it.” The Quraishi asked, “Where is its fetter?” and hit the laborer with a stick that caused his
death (later on Just before his death) a man from Yemen passed by him. The laborer asked (him),
“Will you go for the pilgrimage?” He replied, “I do not think I will attend it, but perhaps I will attend
it.” The (Hashimi) laborer said, “Will you please convey a message for me once in your life?” The oth –
er man said, “yes.” The laborer wrote: ‘When you attend the pilgrimage, call the family of Quraish,
and if they respond to you, call the family of Banu Hashim, and if they respond to you, ask about Abu
Talib and tell him that so-and-so has killed me for a fetter.” Then the laborer expired. When the em –
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ployer reached (Mecca), Abu Talib visited him and asked, “What has happened to our companion?”
He said, “He became ill and I looked after him nicely (but he died) and I buried him.” Then Abu Talib
said, “The deceased deserved this from you.” After some time, the messenger whom the laborer has
asked to convey the message, reached during the pilgrimage season. He called, “O the family of
Quraish!” The people replied, “This is Quraish.” Then he called, “O the family of Banu Hashim!” Again
the people replied, “This is Banu Hashim.” He asked, “Who is Abu Talib?” The people replied, “This is
Abu Talib.” He said, “‘So-and-so has asked me to convey a message to you that so-and-so has killed
him for a fetter (of a camel).” Then Abu Talib went to the (Quraishi) killer and said to him, “Choose
one of three alternatives: (i) If you wish, give us one-hundred camels because you have murdered
our companion, (ii) or if you wish, fifty of your men should take an oath that you have not murdered
our companion, and if you do not accept this, (iii) we will kill you in Qisas.” The killer went to his
people and they said, “We will take an oath.” Then a woman from Banu Hashim who was married to
one of them (i.e.the Quraishis) and had given birth to a child from him, came to Abu Talib and said,
“O Abu Talib! I wish that my son from among the fifty men, should be excused from this oath, and
that he should not take the oath where the oath-taking is carried on.” Abu Talib excused him. Then
another man from them came (to Abu Talib) and said, “O Abu Talib! You want fifty persons to take
an oath instead of giving a hundred camels, and that means each man has to give two camels (in
case he does not take an oath). So there are two camels I would like you to accept from me and ex –
cuse me from taking an oath where the oaths are taken. Abu Talib accepted them from him. Then 48
men came and took the oath. Ibn ‘Abbas further said:) By Him in Whose Hand my life is, before the
end of that year, none of those 48 persons remained alive.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 201:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
When Abu Dhar received the news of the Advent of the Prophet he said to his brother, “Ride to this
valley (of Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is in –
formed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back to me.” So his brother set out
and came to the Prophet and listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him.
“I have seen him enjoining virtuous behavior and saying something that is not poetry.” Abu Dhar
said, “You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted.” He then took his journey-food and carried a
water-skin of his, containing some water till be reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and
searched for the Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him.
When a part of the night had passed away, ‘Ali saw him and knew that he was a stranger. So when
Abu Dhar saw ‘Ali, he followed him, and none of them asked his companion about anything, and
when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed
there all the day long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he came
back to his retiring place. ‘Ali passed by him and said, “Has the man not known his dwelling place
yet?” So ‘Ali awakened him and took him with him and none of them spoke to the other about any –
thing. When it was the third day. ‘Ali did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then ‘Ali said
“Will you tell me what has brought you here?” Abu Dhar said, “If you give me a firm promise that
you will guide me, then I will tell you.” ‘Ali promised him, and he informed ‘Ali about the matter. ‘Ali
said, “It is true, and he is the Apostle of Allah. Next morning when you get up, accompany me, and if
I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water, but if I go on, follow me and enter the place
which I will enter.” Abu Dhar did so, and followed ‘Ali till he entered the place of the Prophet, and
Abu Dhar went in with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the Prophet’s talks and embraced Islam on
the spot. The Prophet said to him, “Go back to your people and inform them (about it) till you receive
my order.” Abu Dhar said, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion loudly
amongst them (i.e. the pagans).” So he went out, and when he reached the Mosque, he said as loudly
as possible, “I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad is
the Apostle of Allah.” The People got up and beat him painfully. Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over
him ((to protect him) and said (to the people), “Woe to you! Don’t you know that this man belongs to
the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha’m is through their way?” So he rescued him from them. Abu
Dhar again did the same the next day. They beat him and took vengeance on him and again Al-Ab –
bas knelt over him (to protect him).
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 186:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah caused the day of Buath to take place before Allah’s Apostle was sent (as an Apostle) so that
when Allah’s Apostle reached Medina, those people had already divided (in different groups) and
their chiefs had been killed or wounded. So Allah made that day precede Allah’s Apostle so that they
(i.e. the Ansar) might embrace Islam.
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: To run along the valley between two green pillars of Safa and Marwa
(mountains) was not Sunna, but the people in the pre-islamic period of ignorance used to run along
it, and used to say: “We do not cross this rain stream except running strongly. “
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 202:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Said bin Zaid bin ‘Amr bin Nufail saying in the mosque of Al-Kufa. “By Allah, I have seen
myself tied and forced by ‘Umar to leave Islam before ‘Umar himself embraced Islam. And if the
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mountain of Uhud could move from its place for the evil which you people have done to ‘Uthman,
then it would have the right to move from its place.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 187:
Narrated Abu As-Safar:
I heard Ibn ‘Abbas saying, “O people! Listen to what I say to you, and let me hear whatever you say,
and don’t go (without understanding), and start saying, ‘Ibn ‘Abbas said so-and-so, Ibn ‘Abbas said
so-and-so, Ibn ‘Abbas said so-and-so.’ He who wants to perform the Tawaf around the Ka’ba should
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go behind Al-Hijr (i.e. a portion of the Ka’ba left out unroofed) and do not call it Al-Hatim, for in the
pre-Islamic period of ignorance if any man took an oath, he used to throw his whip, shoes or bow in
it.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 203:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Mus’ud:
We have been powerful since ‘Umar embraced Islam.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 188:
Narrated ‘Amr bin Maimun:
During the pre-lslamic period of ignorance I saw a she-monkey surrounded by a number of mon –
keys. They were all stoning it, because it had committed illegal sexual intercourse. I too, stoned it
along with them.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 204:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Umar:
While ‘Umar was at home in a state of fear, there came Al-‘As bin Wail As-Sahmi Abu ‘Amr, wear –
ing an embroidered cloak and a shirt having silk hems. He was from the tribe of Bani Sahm who
were our allies during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. Al-‘As said to ‘Umar “What is wrong with
you?” He said, “Your people claim that they would kill me if I become a Muslim.” Al-‘As said, “Nobody
will harm you after I have given protection to you.” So Al-‘As went out and met the people streaming
in the whole valley. He said, “Where are you going?” They said, “We want Ibn Al-Khattab who has
embraced Islam.” Al-‘As said, “There is no way for anybody to touch him.” So the people retreated.