Ibn Majah

1؎: That is, in this killing and bloodshed, you have become like the disbelievers of the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah). Whereas in another hadith, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: «لا ترجعوا بعدي كفارا يضرب بعضكم رقاب بعض» “O Muslims! Do not become disbelievers after me, striking the necks of one another.” In the Age of Ignorance, among the Arabs, under the tribal system, incidents of bloodshed and killing would frequently occur over minor issues; human life had no value. Islam gave great respect to human life, and declared bloodshed without a real cause to be a grave sin and crime. Now, the newly Muslim society had become bound by discipline; there was a permanent system of legal punishments (hudud), retribution (qisas), and blood money (diyah) for crimes. Therefore, the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) warned the Muslims in this hadith against the wrong ways of the Age of Ignorance, and addressed them in such a manner that, in the true sense, people would keep themselves away from chaos, killing, and bloodshed. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) trained the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) in such a way that they took utmost care to keep themselves distant from the practices of the Age of Ignorance, so that their deeds would not be rendered void or wasted.