Khalaf ibn Hisham narrated to us, Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, on the authority of Abu Jamrah, who said: I heard Ibn 'Abbas. (Another chain:) Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us — and the wording is his — 'Abbad ibn 'Abbad informed us, on the authority of Abu Jamrah, on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The delegation of 'Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, we are this tribe of Rabi'ah, and the disbelievers of Mudar stand between us and you, so we cannot reach you except in the sacred month. So command us with an affair that we may act upon and call those behind us to it." He said: "I command you with four things and forbid you from four: faith in Allah" — then he explained it to them and said — "the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the establishment of prayer, the payment of zakat, and that you give one-fifth of what you gain as spoils. And I forbid you from ad-dubba', al-hantam, an-naqir, and al-muqayyar." Khalaf added in his narration: "the testimony that there is no god but Allah," and he held up one finger.