English translation
3834. Narrated Qais bin Abī Hāzim: Abū Bakr went to a lady from the Ahmas tribe called Zainab bint Al-Muhājir and found that she refused to speak. He asked, "Why does she not speak." The people said, "She has intended to perform Hajj without speaking." He said to her, "Speak, for it is illegal not to speak, as it is an action (i.e., tradition) of the Pre-Islāmic Period of Ignorance. So she spoke and said, "Who are you?" He said, "A man from the emigrants." She asked, "Which emigrants." He replied, "From Quraish." She asked, "From which branch of Quraish are you?" He said, "You ask too many questions; I am Abū Bakr." She said, "How long shall we enjoy this good order (i.e., Islāmic religion) which Allāh has brought after the Period of Ignorance?" He said, "You will enjoy it as long as your Imām keep on abiding by its rules and regulations." She asked, "What are the Imām?" He said, "Were there not heads and chiefs of your nation who used to order the people and they used to obey them?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So they (i.e., the Imām) are those whom I meant."