Hadiths About The Jahiliyya Period: Oppression Tyranny Ignorance

Hadiths about the jahiliyya period: oppression, tyranny, ignorance.

According to Jundab b. ʿAbd Allah al-Bajali (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “One who is killed under the banner of being blind (to his cause), who raises the cry of family or supports his own tribe, dies the death of one belonging to the days of the Jahiliyya.” (Muslim, al-Imara, 57)

According to Ibn ʿUmar (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) gave a sermon to the people on the day of the conquest of Mecca and said, “O people! Allah has removed from you the conceit of the Jahiliyya and its reverence of forefathers. So, now there are two types of men: a man who is righteous, fears Allah, and is honorable before Allah, and a wicked man, who is wretched and despicable before Allah. People are children of Adam and Allah created Adam from the dust.” (al-Tirmidhi, Tafsir al-Qurʾan, 49; Abu Daʾud, al-Adab, 110, 111)

According to Abu Malik al-Ashʿari (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “There are four things surviving in my umma from the Jahiliyya period which they cannot (easily) abandon. They are boasting of lineage, reviling the genealogies of others, seeking rain by stars, and wailing for the dead.” (Muslim, al-Janaʾiz, 29)

According to Sulayman b. ʿAmr, his father (ra) said he heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say on the Farewell Pilgrimage,
“Know that all claims to usury (interest) from the Jahiliyya period have been abolished. You will have your capital. Deal not unjustly and you will not be dealt with unjustly. Know that all claims for blood-vengeance from the Jahiliyya period have been abolished. The first of those murdered among us whose blood-vengeance I remit is al-Harith b. ʿAbd al-Muttalib...” ( Abu Daʾud, al-Buyuʿ, 5; al-Tirmidhi, Tafsir al-Qurʾan, 9)

Abu Hurayra (ra) reported in a ḥadīth that he heard directly from the Messenger of Allah (saw) that he said, “People are like mines of gold and silver. Those who were excellent in the Jahiliyya period are excellent in Islam. It suffices that they understand (the religion) well...” (Muslim, al-Birr, 160; al-Bukhari, al-Anbiyaʾ, 2)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths