Silsilah as-Sahihah 97 — Remnants of pre-Islamic practices

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three matters that belong to the time of ignorance, but the people of Islam will not abandon them: wailing, seeking rain through the stars, and doing like this." I asked Sa'id Maqbari, "What is meant by 'doing like this'?" He said: Calling out with the calls of ignorance, (that is, saying): O so-and-so! O so-and-so! O so-and-so!