It is narrated from Abu Sadiq Naji that when Hajjaj bin Yusuf had killed Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), after that he went to his mother, Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her), and said: "Your son committed heresy inside the House of Allah, so Allah subjected him to a painful punishment and did much to him." Sayyida Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "You are lying. He was extremely dutiful to his parents, he used to fast a lot during the day and stand in prayer a lot during the night. By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has already informed us that soon two liars will appear from the tribe of Thaqif; the latter of them will be worse than the former and he will be very bloodthirsty."

It is narrated from Antarah that when Hajjaj killed Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) and hung him upside down, he was on the pulpit at that time. Suddenly, Sayyida Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) came; her eyesight had gone, and a slave girl was holding her hand and brought her. Sayyida Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "People! Where is your leader?" After this, Antarah narrated the detailed incident. At the end of it, it is mentioned: Sayyida Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) said to Hajjaj: "You are lying. I will narrate to you a hadith which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Two liars will emerge from the tribe of Thaqif; the latter of them will be even more evil than the former, and he will be extremely bloodthirsty.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the tribe of Thaqif, there will be a destroyer, that is, a bloodshedder, and a liar.

It is narrated from Zubair bin Adi, he says: We complained to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about the oppression of Hajjaj. He said: Be patient, I heard your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "No day or year comes upon you except that the one following it is worse than the one before, until you meet your Lord, the Mighty and Majestic."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whatever I used to see while being with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), today I do not see any of that. Abu Rafi’ said: O Abu Hamzah! Is the prayer also not the same as before? He said: Do you not know what Hajjaj has done to the prayer as well?