English translation
523. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما: Once a delegation of 'Abdul Qais came to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and said, “We belong to such and such branch of the tribe of Rabī'a and we can only come to you in the sacred months. Order us to do something good (religious deeds) so that we may take it from you (act on them) and also invite to it our people whom we have left behind (at home). The Prophet ﷺ said, “I order you to do four things and forbid you from four things. (The first four are as follows): 1. To believe in Allāh. (And then he explained it to them i.e.) to testify that Lā ilāha illallāh wa annī Rasūl Allāh, (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh) and I (Muḥammad ﷺ) am the Messenger of Allāh. 2. Iqāmat-aṣ-Ṣalāt [To perform As-Salāt (prayers) (at their stated times)]. 3. To pay Zakāt 4. To give me Khumūs (i.e., 1/5th of the booty to be given in Allāh's Cause). (The other four things which are forbidden are as follows): 1. Ad-Dubbā 2. Al-Hantam 3. Al-Muqaiyar 4. An-Naqīr (all these are utensils used for the preparation of alcoholic drinks)."
