Hajj of Ibrahim and Isma‘il, Their Building the House, Those Who Became in Charge of the House after Them

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Up to the time of ‘Adnan ibn ’Udad, descendents of Isma‘il were the caretakers of the House. They showed people how to perform the acts of Hajj and taught them religious matters, one generation after the other. After such a long time, their hearts became hard and they became corrupt and invented false issues. Certain ones among them expelled others from the city. A group of them moved away in search for living. Others moved away for their dislike of fighting and they still had a great deal of straightforward teaching of Ibrahim, like unlawfulness of marriage with mothers and daughters and things that Allah has made unlawful in marriage, except that they considered fathers’ wives, daughters of sisters and to marry two sisters at the same time as lawful. They practiced Hajj, Talbiyah and taking showers after carnal relations, except the things that they had invented in their Talbiyah and paganism issues in their Hajj. Moses lived between the time of Isma‘il and ‘Adnan ibn ’Udad.’”

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