Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "I never intended to do any of the evil deeds that the people of the Age of Ignorance used to do, except on two occasions, and both times Allah Almighty saved me. (Then the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, explained:) Once, I was grazing my family's goats in the upper part of Makkah with a young man from the Quraysh. I said to my companion: Today, you take care of my goats. Tonight, I want to spend the night in Makkah as young men do. He said: Fine. I left from there, and when I reached a house at the far end of Makkah, I heard the sounds of singing, drum-beating, and musical instruments. I asked: What is this? The people replied: So-and-so has married so-and-so woman. They informed me about a Qurayshi man marrying a Qurayshi woman. I began to listen to the singing and the sounds. Meanwhile, sleep overtook me, and I fell asleep. The heat of the sun woke me up, and I returned to my companion. He asked: What did you do? I told him about it. The same thing happened the next night. I left from there. I heard similar sounds. I was told the same thing as before. I heard the same kind of sounds as before, until sleep overtook me again, and the heat of the sun woke me up. I returned to my companion. He asked: What did you do? I said: I did nothing. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah! After that, I never intended to do any evil deed that the people of the Age of Ignorance used to do, until Allah Almighty honored me with His Prophethood.