A woman from Banu Sulaym, who had acted as a midwife for most of the children born to Banu Shaybah, narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Uthman bin Talhah through a messenger, or that he himself asked Uthman why the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had called him. He replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When I entered the House of Allah (the Ka'bah), I saw two ram's horns there. I forgot to tell you to cover them, so now go and cover them, because it is not appropriate for anything to be in the House of Allah that distracts from prayer. The narrator says that both horns remained in the Ka'bah, and when the House of Allah caught fire, they were burned as well.