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Was the phenomenon of "al-Rāyāt" (banners) and the accusation of adultery against the female Companion Hind known before Islam, or is it a fabrication specific to the Rāfiḍah?

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This report is among the fabrications of the Rafidah, and it is found only in their books or in the books of liars, such as the book "Mathalib al-Arab" by Ibn al-Kalbi, who was accused of Shiism and rejectionism, and whose narrations are abandoned. Ibn al-Kalbi did not mention Hind among the "women of the banners" in his book. Adultery among free women in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah) was rare, especially among the noble women of Mecca. Moreover, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Hind bint Utbah, and others rejected adultery even before Islam. Hind said to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when she pledged allegiance: "Does a free woman commit adultery?!" because adultery in the pre-Islamic era was confined to slave women, not free women.

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