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.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 189:
Narrated Sufyan:
‘Ubaidullah said: “I heard Ibn ‘Abbas saying, “Following are some traits of the people of the pre-Is –
lamic period of ignorance (i) to defame the ancestry of other families, (ii) and to wail over the dead.”
‘Ubaidullah forgot the third trait. Sufyan said, “They say it (i.e. the third trait) was to believe that rain
was caused by the influence of stars (i.e. if a special star appears it will rain).”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 174:
Narrated Sa’id bin Al-Musaiyab’s grand-father:
In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance a flood of rain came and filled the valley in between the
two mountains (around the Ka’ba)……
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 175:
Narrated Qais bin Abi Hazim:
Abu Bakr went to a lady from the Ahmas tribe called Zainab bint Al-Muhajir and found that she
refused to speak. He asked, “Why does she not speak.” The people said, “She has intended to perform
Hajj without speaking.” He said to her, “Speak, for it is illegal not to speak, as it is an action of the
pre-islamic period of ignorance. So she spoke and said, “Who are you?” He said, “A man from the
Emigrants.” She asked, “Which Emigrants?” He replied, “From Quraish.” She asked, “From what
branch of Quraish are you?” He said, “You ask too many questions; I am Abu Bakr.” She said, “How
long shall we enjoy this good order (i.e. Islamic religion) which Allah has brought after the period of
ignorance?” He said, “You will enjoy it as long as your Imams keep on abiding by its rules and regu –
lations.” She asked, “What are the Imams?” He said, “Were there not heads and chiefs of your nation
who used to order the people and they used to obey them?” She said, “Yes.” He said, “So they (i.e. the
Imams) are those whom I meant.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 176:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
A black lady slave of some of the ‘Arabs embraced Islam and she had a hut in the mosque. She
used to visit us and talk to us, and when she finished her talk, she used to say: “The day of the scarf
was one of our Lord’s wonders: Verily! He has delivered me from the land of Kufr.” When she said
the above verse many times, I (i.e. ‘Aisha) asked her, “What was the day of the scarf?” She replied,
“Once the daughter of some of my masters went out and she was wearing a leather scarf (round her
neck) and the leather scarf fell from her and a kite descended and picked it up, mistaking it for a
piece of meat. They (i.e. my masters) accused me of stealing it and they tortured me to such an extent
that they even looked for it in my private parts. So, while they all were around me, and I was in my
great distress, suddenly the kite came over our heads and threw the scarf, and they took it. I said to
them ‘This is what you accused me of stealing, though I was innocent.”
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 177:
Narrated ‘Umar:
The Prophet said, “If anybody has to take an oath, he should swear only by Allah.” The people of
Quraish used to swear by their fathers, but the Prophet said, “Do not swear by your fathers. “
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 178:
Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Qasim:
Al-Qasim used to walk in front of the funeral procession. He used not to get up for the funeral
procession (in case it passed by him). And he narrated from ‘Aisha that she said, “The people of the
pre-lslamic period of ignorance used to stand up for the funeral procession. When they saw it they
used to say twice: ‘You were noble in your family. What are you now?”