It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, I know a stone in Makkah Mukarramah which used to greet me before Prophethood or on the nights of Prophethood; I still recognize it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: A wolf attacked a goat and caught it, but the shepherd chased after it and snatched the goat from it. The wolf sat down on its tail and said: Do you not fear Allah, you snatch from me the sustenance that Allah has granted me? He said: How astonishing! This wolf, sitting on its tail, speaks to me like a human being. Then the wolf said again: Shall I tell you something even more astonishing than this? Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has appeared in Yathrib and informs people of past events. The shepherd began to drive his goats until he entered Madinah and gathered them in a corner of Madinah, then came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the entire incident. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, and the call for "As-Salatu Jami'ah" was made. When the people gathered, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said to the shepherd: Tell these people what happened. So he told them this incident. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He is speaking the truth. By Him in Whose hand is my soul! The Hour will not be established until such a time comes that wild beasts will speak to people, the end of a man's whip and the strap of his sandal will speak to him, and a man's thigh will inform him of what his family did after him.

(Second chain) A man from the tribe of Banu Aslam was shaking down leaves from the trees for his goats at the place of Baida in Dhu’l-Hulayfa, when suddenly a wolf attacked and took away one of the goats. But the man scolded, shouted at, and threw a stone at the wolf, and rescued his goat from it. Then the wolf sat down in front of the man, placing its tail between its legs, ... ... . The same narration is mentioned further on.

Mujahid says: An old man who had experienced the Age of Ignorance narrated to us while we were at the Battle of Rudis. This old man was called Ibn ‘Abas. He said: I was driving a cow belonging to my family when I heard this voice from its belly: "O family of Dharih! This is eloquent speech; a man is proclaiming LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH." Then, when we came to Mecca, we found the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the state that he had already proclaimed prophethood in Mecca.