English translation
87. Narrated Abū Jamra رضي الله عنه: I was an interpreter between the people and Ibn 'Abbās. Once Ibn 'Abbās said that a delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet ﷺ who asked them, "Who are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegates?" They replied, "We are from the tribe of Rabī'a." Then the Prophet ﷺ said to them, "Welcome, O people [or said, "O delegation (of 'Abdul Qais)"]. Neither will you have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "We have come to you from a distant place and there is the tribe of the infidels of Muqār intervening between you and us and we cannot come to you except in the sacred month. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds), and that we may inform our people whom we have left behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them.)" The Prophet ﷺ ordered them to do four things, and forbade them from four things. He ﷺ ordered them to believe in Allāh Alone, the Honourable the Majestic and said to them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in Allāh Alone?" They replied, "Allāh and His Messenger know better." Thereupon the Prophet ﷺ said, "That means to testify that Lā ilāha illallāh wa anna Muḥammad-ar-Rasūl Allāh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh), Iqāmat-as-Ṣalāt [to perform As-Salāt (the compulsory congregational prayers) perfectly], to pay Zakāt, to observe Saum [fasts (during the month of Ramaḍān)], (and) to pay Al-Khumus (one-fifth of the booty to be given in Allāh's Cause)." Then he forbade them four things, namely Ad-Dubbā, Al-Hantam, Al-Muzaffat (and) An-Naqīr or Al-Muqaiyar (These were the names of pots in which alcoholic drinks used to be prepared). The Prophet ﷺ further said, "Memorize them (these instructions) and tell them to the people whom you have left behind."