It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If we had the strength, I would demolish the Kaaba and rebuild it anew, and I would make two doors for it—people would enter through one door and exit through the other. Then, when Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) became the ruler, he demolished it and made two doors for it according to the wish of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). But after him, when the era of Hajjaj came, he demolished it again and rebuilt it on its previous foundations.

It is narrated from Abu Qaza’ah that Abdul Malik was performing Tawaf of the House of Allah, during which he said: May Allah destroy Ibn Zubair, he fabricates lies against Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and says that she heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: If your people had not only recently abandoned disbelief and embraced Islam, I would have demolished the House of Allah and included a portion of Hatim within it; when your people, the Quraysh, rebuilt it, they could not complete its construction. Upon hearing this, Harith bin Abdullah bin Abi Rabi’ah said: O Commander of the Faithful! Do not say this, for I myself heard the Lady (may Allah be pleased with her) narrate this hadith. Abdul Malik said: If I had heard this before demolishing the Ka’bah, I would have left the House of Allah as Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) had constructed it.

Siyar bin Salamah Abu Minhal Ri'ahi narrates: He says, I went with my father to the service of Sayyiduna Abu Barzah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him). I was so young at that time that I had earrings in my ears. Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I praise Allah Almighty that I keep reproaching the Quraysh for their actions. Here is so-and-so and so-and-so, who fight for the sake of worldly gain. His indication was towards Abdul Malik bin Marwan, until he also mentioned the name of Ibn al-Azraq. Then he said: Of all the people, I like those most who wear patched garments, whose bellies are empty of the wealth of Muslims, and on whose backs the blood of a Muslim is not loaded. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The rulers will be from the Quraysh, the rulers will be from the Quraysh, the rulers will be from the Quraysh. I have a right over them, and they have a right over you, as long as they do three things: that they judge with justice and fairness, that if mercy is appealed from them, they show mercy, and if they make agreements, they fulfill them. So whoever among them does not do these things, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people.

It is narrated from Rifaa Qutbani, he says: I went to Mukhtar, he placed a cushion towards me and said: If my brother Jibreel had not just gotten up from this, I would have given you this cushion. Rifaa says: Hearing this made me angry, and I intended to strike off his neck, but suddenly I remembered a hadith which my brother Sayyiduna Amr bin Humaq (may Allah be pleased with him) had narrated to me, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever gives a believer protection for his life and then kills him, I am dissociated and free from him.

(Second chain) Rifa’ah says: I was standing over Mukhtar’s head, and when I became certain of his falsehood, I intended to draw my sword and strike off his neck. But then I remembered the hadith that Sayyiduna Amr bin Humaq (may Allah be pleased with him) had narrated. He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever grants someone safety for his life and then kills him, a banner of treachery will be given to him on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Abu Rifa’ah Bijli, he says: I entered the palace of Mukhtar bin Abi Ubaid, and I heard him saying that my brother Jibreel has just left from me. Upon hearing this, I intended to strike his neck, then I remembered a hadith which Sulaiman bin Surad had narrated to me that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a man entrusts you with his blood, do not kill him. And this Mukhtar had sought protection for his life from me, so I did not consider it appropriate to kill him.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was at the house of a Kufan, and that person began to tell him some things about Mukhtar. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that before the Day of Judgment, thirty great liars (Dajjals) will appear.

Dawud bin Abi Hind narrated from a man named Ammar, who was from the land of Syria. He said: One year we went towards Rome and returned from there. In our caravan, there was also a man from the tribe of Khath'am. He mentioned Hajjaj and began to speak very ill of him. I said to him: Why do you curse him? He is fighting the people of Iraq in obedience to the command of the Commander of the Faithful. He said: He has led them into disbelief. Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say that five great tribulations will occur in this Ummah. Four of them have already occurred, and one remains, and it will be a very great tribulation. O people of Syria, remember, that tribulation will arise among you. If you encounter that tribulation, then if you can, become like a stone—that is, do not side with either of the two parties. Rather, if you can, dig a tunnel in the ground and hide in it. I said: Did you yourself hear this hadith from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? He said: Yes. I said: May Allah have mercy on you, why did you not tell me earlier that you had the honor of meeting the Prophet, so that I could have asked you more?

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.'"