١٩ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَرَبَ لَمْ يَزَالُوا عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنَ الْحَنِيفِيَّةِ يَصِلُونَ الرَّحِمَ وَيَقْرُونَ الضَّيْفَ وَيَحُجُّونَ الْبَيْتَ وَيَقُولُونَ اتَّقُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ فَإِنَّ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ عِقَالٌ وَيَكُفُّونَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ مِنَ الْمَحَارِمِ مَخَافَةَ الْعُقُوبَةِ وَكَانُوا لا يُمْلَى لَهُمْ إِذَا انْتَهَكُوا الْمَحَارِمَ وَكَانُوا يَأْخُذُونَ مِنْ لِحَاءِ شَجَرِ الْحَرَمِ فَيُعَلِّقُونَهُ فِي أَعْنَاقِ الإِبِلِ فَلا يَجْتَرِئُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الإِبِلِ حَيْثُمَا ذَهَبَتْ وَلا يَجْتَرِئُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُعَلِّقَ مِنْ غَيْرِ لِحَاءِ شَجَرِ الْحَرَمِ أَيُّهُمْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عُوقِبَ وَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَأُمْلِيَ لَهُمْ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ فَنَصَبُوا الْمَنْجَنِيقَ عَلَى أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ فَبَعَثَ الله عَلَيْهِمْ سَحَابَةً كَجَنَاحِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَمْطَرَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ صَاعِقَةً فَأَحْرَقَتْ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلاً حَوْلَ الْمَنْجَنِيقِ. 
19. It is narrated that Ma‘d ibn ‘Adnan was afraid of the disappearance of landmarks of the Sacred area, so he placed special markings and he was the first to do so. Thereafter, Jurhum became dominant over the care taking of the House. They, generation after generation, were the caretakers until they became rebellious in Makkah and violated its sanctity, consumed its properties, and committed injustice against people who came to Makkah. Whoever transgressed and rebelled in Makkah, even during the time of ignorance, people who wronged others and violated its sanctity; any king who did so was destroyed right there and then. It was called Bakkah, because transgressors’ necks were crushed when committing transgressions therein. It also was called Basa’sah because wrongdoers were destroyed if they committed injustice therein. It was also called Ruhm, because those who took refuge there were granted mercy and kindness. When Jurhum transgressed therein and violated its sanctity, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, send up on them fast-moving ants that destroyed them. Thereafter Khuza‘ah became dominant and gathered together to expel the remnants of Jurhum from the Sacred area. ‘Amr ibn Rabi‘ah ibn Harithah ibn ‘Amr was the chief of Khuza‘ah. ‘Amr ibn al-Harith ibn Musas al-Jurhumiy was the head of Jurhum. Khuza‘ah defeated Jurhum, and the remnant of Jurhum moved to a land of Juhaynah. A flood without rain came upon them, which drowned them. Khuza‘ah became the caretaker of the House and continued this task until Qusay ibn Kilab came and expelled Khuza‘ah from the Sacred area, took charge of the caretaking of the House and became dominant. H 6712, Ch. 7, h 19 