كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تُلَطِّخُ الْأَصْنَامَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ حَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ بِالْمِسْكِ وَ الْعَنْبَرِ وَ كَانَ يَغُوثُ قِبَالَ الْبَابِ وَ كَانَ يَعُوقُ عَنْ يَمِينِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ كَانَ نَسْرٌ عَنْ يَسَارِهَا وَ كَانُوا إِذَا دَخَلُوا خَرُّوا سُجَّداً لِيَغُوثَ وَ لَا يَنْحَنُونَ ثُمَّ يَسْتَدِيرُونَ بِحِيَالِهِمْ إِلَى يَعُوقَ ثُمَّ يَسْتَدِيرُونَ بِحِيَالِهِمْ إِلَى نَسْرٍ ثُمَّ يُلَبُّونَ فَيَقُولُونَ لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ إِلَّا شَرِيكٌ هُوَ لَكَ تَمْلِكُهُ وَ مَا مَلَكَ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ ذُبَاباً أَخْضَرَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَجْنِحَةٍ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمِسْكِ وَ الْعَنْبَرِ شَيْئاً إِلَّا أَكَلَهُ وَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَنْ يَخْلُقُوا ذُباباً وَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ وَ إِنْ يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبابُ شَيْئاً لا يَسْتَنْقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ضَعُفَ الطَّالِبُ وَ الْمَطْلُوبُ .
Translation
Muhamad Bin Yahya, from one of his companions, from Al Abbas Bin Aamir, from Ahmad Bin Razaq Al Gushany, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Ash’a Baya’a Al Anmaat, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘The Quresyh used to apply upon the idols which were around the Kabah, with the musk and the amber, and Yagous (an idol) was facing the Door (of the Kabah), and Yaouq (an idol) was on the right of the Kabah, and Nasr (an idol) was from its left. And, whenever they entered, they would prostrate to Yagous, and were bowing. Then they would turn around with their ornaments towards Yaouq, then they would turn around with their ornaments towards Nasr. Then they were exclaiming <span class="iTxt">Talbiyya</span>, so were saying, ‘O Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! Here I am! Here I am! There is no associate for You<sup>azwj</sup>, except for an associate who is for You<sup>azwj</sup>, and You<sup>azwj</sup> Own him, and whatever he owns’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Sent a green fly for whom were four wings. Thus, there did not remain anything from that musk and the amber except that it (the fly) consumed it. And, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Exalted Revealed <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:22#h73"><a href="/books/quran:22#h73">[22:73]</a></a> O you people! An example is Struck, therefore listen to it: surely those whom you call upon besides Allah cannot create a fly, even though they should all gather for it, and should the fly snatch away anything from them, they could not take it back from it; weak are the seekers and the sought</span>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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