| Subject: Knowledge |
Narrated By: Abu Jamra |
I was an interpreter between the people and Ibn 'Abbas. Once Ibn 'Abbas said that a
delegation of the tribe of'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet who asked them, "Who
are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegates?" They replied, "We are from
the tribe of Rabi'a." Then the Prophet 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 Mudar 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 also inform our people whom we have left behind (at home)
and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them.)" The Prophet ordered them to
do four things, and forbade them from four things. He ordered them to believe in
Allah Alone, the Honorable the Majestic and said to them, "Do you know what is
meant by believing in Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." Thereupon the Prophet said, "(That means to testify that none has the right
to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Apostle, to offer prayers
perfectly, to pay Zakat, to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan, (and) to pay
Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in Allah's cause)." Then he forbade
them four things, namely Ad-Dubba.' Hantam, Muzaffat (and) An-Naqir or
Muqaiyar(These were the names of pots in which alcoholic drinks used to be
prepared). The Prophet further said, "Memorize them (these instructions) and tell
them to the people whom you have left behind." |
Source: Sahih Bukhari 1.3.87 |
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