Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
The polytheists of Makkah had placed arrows in the hands of the idols of Ibrahim (alayhis salam) and Ismail (alayhis salam) in the Ka'bah, and they used to draw lots (seek omens) from them.
If the arrow with "Do it" (af‘al) came out, they would do that action, and if the arrow with "Do not do it" (la taf‘al) came out, they would not do that action.
All of this was a fabrication against the noble Prophets (alayhimus salam) by them.
The Qur'an has called this "rijs min ‘amalish-shaytan" (), meaning these are filthy, satanic deeds.
Muslims should never, ever get involved in such superstitions.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) purified the Ka'bah from idols at the conquest of Makkah.
Then he entered inside, and out of joy, he raised the slogan of takbir (Allahu Akbar) in all four corners of the Ka'bah:
﴿Jā’a al-ḥaqqu wa zahaqa al-bāṭil﴾ (Bani Isra’il: 81)

Hadith Commentary:
(1)
On the occasion of the conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) purified the Ka'bah from idols, then entered inside and joyfully raised the slogan of takbir (proclaiming Allah's greatness), in fact, he proclaimed the greatness of Allah in all four corners of the Ka'bah.

(2)
In this narration, Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) has negated the performance of prayer inside the Ka'bah, whereas Bilal (radi Allahu anhu) has affirmed it.
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has, in one place, given preference to the narration of Bilal (radi Allahu anhu) because it is an affirmation, and has considered the narration negating the prayer as less preferred, because it is a negation, and from a methodological perspective, affirmation is given precedence over negation.
On the other hand, Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) has affirmed the takbir, and Bilal (radi Allahu anhu) has not negated it.
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has presented it here as evidence because it contains an addition.
Due to this addition, he has established this chapter heading.
In reality, Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) was not with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) at the time of the conquest of Makkah.
He narrates the negation of the prayer from his brother Fadl ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu), but he too was not with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
It is possible that they narrated this negation from Usamah (radi Allahu anhu).
It appears that when Bilal and Usamah (radi Allahu anhuma) entered the House of Allah with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), they became engaged in supplication.
During this time, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) performed the prayer, which Usamah (radi Allahu anhu) was not aware of, and on this basis, he negated the prayer.
In any case, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has established from this hadith the raising of the slogan of takbir inside the House of Allah, and its affirmation is clearer than the sun.
And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary:
That is, those elders never used arrows for taking omens; they themselves were averse to such absurd actions.
Similarly, those elders are also included whose graves are now being beaten with drums and tambourines.

Hadith Commentary:
1.
In the Age of Ignorance, people used to gamble and draw lots using arrows; in Qur’anic terminology, this is called (al-istisqam bil-azlam).
The polytheists of Arabia made images of Ibrahim (alayhis salam) and Isma’il (alayhis salam) and placed arrows for drawing lots in their hands, so as to give people the impression that our elders also used arrows for divination.
Upon seeing this act, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
To make dice, to gamble with them, or to draw lots is not befitting for any prophet.
They themselves were averse to such absurd acts, just as are those elders whose graves are today beaten with drums and tambourines.
2.
From this hadith, it is also understood that whether an idol is worshipped as a deity, or the grave, image, or statue of a prophet or saint is worshipped, both are the same in terms of shirk (polytheism).
Now, those people who say that the shirk condemned in the Noble Qur’an refers only to idol-worship—
What standing does this claim have left?
3.
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has, through these ahadith, described the biography of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (alayhis salam), that the drawing of lots with arrows is a baseless slander upon him by the disbelievers of Makkah.
He was pure from such impurities.

Hadith Commentary:
➊
Inside the House of Allah (Baytullah) there were images of Ibrahim (alayhis salam), Isma'il (alayhis salam), 'Isa (alayhis salam), and Maryam (alayha as-salam), while outside the House of Allah numerous idols were installed.
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would point with the tip of his bow, the idols would fall down, until all the statues collapsed to the ground.
➋
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was in the valley of Batha when he ordered 'Umar (radi Allahu anhu) to go to the House of Allah and erase any images found there. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not enter the House of Allah until those images had been removed. Accordingly, 'Umar (radi Allahu anhu) fulfilled the duty of erasing those images.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Al-Libas, Hadith: 4156, and Fath al-Bari: 22/8.)

Benefits and Issues:
➊
The arrows of divination (azlam) were like small sticks of wood.
And some of them had something written on them:
(If‘al) — Do it.
And some had written on them:
(La taf‘al) — Do not do it.
And some were left blank.
People, on the occasion of some important journey or task, would come to the custodian of the Ka‘bah,
and would ask him whether or not to do their task.
He would put these sticks into a box, shake it, and draw one out to give an answer:
Do it, or do not do it.
If a blank stick came out, he would repeat the process until an answer appeared.
In Surah al-Ma’idah it is stated:
(wa an tastaqsimū bil-azlām) (al-Ma’idah: 3) — This too is forbidden,
that you seek your fortune by means of divining arrows.
Elsewhere it is said:
(O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, idols, and divining arrows are all filth from the work of Satan, so avoid them that you may succeed) (al-Ma’idah: 90).
O you who believe! Wine,
gambling,
idols,
divining arrows — all these are impure, satanic acts.
So keep away from them so that you may attain salvation.

➋
Praying inside the Ka‘bah is established from the statement of Bilal radi Allahu anhu.
Ibn ‘Abbas radi Allahu anhu was not with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
There is also a narration from Usamah radi Allahu anhu which negates this,
but in the statement of Bilal radi Allahu anhu there is affirmation.
And the explanation for the negation in Usamah radi Allahu anhu’s narration is that he saw the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam engaged in supplication and takbir, so he himself became occupied with the same on one side,
while the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam began to pray,
and he did not pay attention.
Whereas Bilal radi Allahu anhu observed all the actions of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam; moreover, because the door of the room was closed, it was dark, so for this reason too the situation remained hidden.
And Allah knows best.