Sahih al-Bukhari 4712 (Book 65, Hadith 440)
As for the idol Wadd, it was worshiped by the tribe of Kalb at Daumat-al-Jandal; Suwa` was the idol
of (the tribe of) Hudhail; Yaghouth was worshiped by (the tribe of) Murad and then by Bani Ghutaif at Al-Jurf near Saba; Ya`uq was the idol of Hamdan,
and Nasr was the idol of Himyar, the branch of Dhi-al-Kala`. The names (of the idols) formerly
belonged to some pious men of the people of Noah, and when they died Satan inspired their people to
(prepare and place idols at the places where they used to sit, and to call those idols by their names.
The people did so, but the idols were not worshiped till those people (who initiated them) had died
and the origin of the idols had become obscure, whereupon people began worshiping them.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4712 (Book 65, Hadith 440)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Among the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam, known as the Kutub al-Sittah, Sahih al-Bukhari is frequently accorded the highest rank. This esteemed status is a testament to the rigorous scholarly methods employed by its compiler, Muḥammad al-Bukhārī, who finished his work around 847. The collection is vast, containing an estimated 7,563 individual reports detailing the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. These are carefully categorized into 97 chapters, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding Islamic doctrine, law, and spiritual practice.
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