Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A delegation from the tribe of Abdul Qais came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). They said: O Messenger of Allah! We belong to the tribe of Rabi’ah. Between us and you are the disbelievers of the tribe of Mudar, who act as a barrier. Therefore, we can only come to you during the sacred months. Please command us with something that we may act upon and invite those behind us to it as well. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: I command you with four things: to have faith in Allah, that is, to bear witness that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, to establish prayer, to give zakat, and to pay the fifth (khums) from the spoils of war. And I forbid you from (using) Dubba’, Hantam, Naqir, and Muqayyar. This narration has been transmitted by Qatadah from Sa’id bin Musayyib and Ikrimah from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and by Abu Nadrah from Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him).