The Farewell Pilgrimage and the Year of Delegations

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A delegation of the tribe of 'Abd al-Qays came to the Prophet ﷺ, and he asked them who they were. Which tribe did they say they were from?
1. Mudar
2. Quraysh
3. Rabi'a
4. Tamim
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Answer: Rabi'a
They answered that they were from Rabi'a, and the Prophet ﷺ welcomed them.

عليه وسلم فقال من الوفد أو من القوم قالوا ربيعة فقال مرحبا بالقوم أو بالوفد غير
Once Ibn `Abbas 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 Rabi`a."Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 87 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
The delegation of 'Abd al-Qays asked the Prophet ﷺ to order them to do something by which they would enter Paradise and which they could tell their people. How many things did he order them to do?
1. Three
2. Six
3. Seven
4. Four
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Answer: Four
He ordered them to do four things and forbade them four things.

فمرنا بأمر نخبر به من وراءنا ندخل به الجنة فأمرهم بأربع ونهاهم عن أربع أمرهم بالإيمان
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.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 87 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
The Prophet ﷺ's horsemen brought back a captive named Thumamah ibn Uthal to Madinah. Where did they tie him?
1. The gate of the city
2. A pillar of the mosque
3. A date-palm tree outside Madinah
4. A house of the Ansar
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Answer: A pillar of the mosque
They fastened him to one of the pillars of the Mosque.

له ثمامة بن أثال سيد أهل اليمامة فربطوه بسارية من سواري المسجد فخرج إليه رسول الله
Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent horsemen to Najd and they arrested and brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal, the chief of Yamama, and they fastened him to one of the pillars of the Mosque.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 2422 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
The Prophet ﷺ sent horsemen towards Najd, and they brought back a man called Thumamah ibn Uthal. Which tribe was he from?
1. Banu Tamim
2. Banu Sulaym
3. Banu Hanifa
4. Banu Asad
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Answer: Banu Hanifa
The man they brought was from Banu Hanifa and was called Thumamah ibn Uthal.

نجد فجاءت برجل من بني حنيفة يقال له ثمامة بن أثال فربطوه بسارية من سواري المسجد
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) sent some cavalry towards Najd and they brought a man from the tribe of Banu Hanifa who was called Thumama bin Uthal.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4372 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
In Anas ibn Malik's account, a man rode a camel into the mosque where the Prophet ﷺ was sitting with his Companions. After making the camel kneel, what did he do with it?
1. He tied its foreleg
2. He left it loose at the door
3. He gave it to a Companion to hold
4. He sent it outside the mosque
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Answer: He tied its foreleg
He made his camel kneel in the mosque and tied its foreleg, then asked who among them was Muhammad.

صلى الله عليه وسلم في المسجد دخل رجل على جمل فأناخه في المسجد ثم عقله ثم قال لهم أيكم محمد والنبي صلى الله عليه
Narrated Anas bin Malik:While we were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?"Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 63 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
In Anas's account, a man rode his camel into the mosque and asked the Companions which of them was Muhammad ﷺ. How did they point the Prophet ﷺ out to him?
1. The man seated at the front
2. The white man reclining on his arm
3. The man sitting beside the door
4. The man standing among them
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Answer: The white man reclining on his arm
The Prophet ﷺ was sitting among them leaning on his arm, and they said, "This white man reclining on his arm."

قال لهم أيكم محمد والنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم متكئ بين ظهرانيهم فقلنا هذا الرجل الأبيض المتكئ فقال له الرجل بن عبد المطلب فقال
He made his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting amongst us (his companions) leaning on his arm. We replied, "This white man reclining on his arm."Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 63 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
The delegation of 'Abd al-Qays asked the Prophet ﷺ which drinks were good for them, and he told them not to drink in the naqir. What is the naqir, as he described it?
1. A jar coated with pitch
2. A tree trunk hollowed out in its middle
3. A dried gourd
4. A green jar
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Answer: A tree trunk hollowed out in its middle
The Prophet ﷺ said that the naqir is a trunk hollowed out in its middle.

الخدري، أخبره أن وفد عبد القيس لما أتوا نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قالوا: يا نبي الله، جعلنا الله فداءك ماذا يصلح لنا من الأشربة؟ فقال: «لا تشربوا في النقير»، قالوا: يا نبي الله، جعلنا الله فداءك، أو تدري ما النقير؟ قال: «نعم، الجذع ينقر وسطه، ولا في الدباء، ولا في الحنتمة، وعليكم بالموكى»
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Said al-Khudri that when the delegation of the tribe of Abdul-Qais came to the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ), (its members) said:Apostle of Allah, may God enable us to lay down our lives for you, which beverage is good for us? He (the Prophet) said: (Not to speak of beverages, I would lay stress) that you should not drink in the wine jars. They said: Apostle of Allah, may God enable us to lay down our lives for you, do you know what al-naqir is? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Yes, it is a stump which you hollow out in the middle, and added: Do not use gourd or receptacle (for drink).Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 18c · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
In Abu Sa'id al-Khudri's report, the Prophet ﷺ described to the delegation of 'Abd al-Qays how nabidh was made in the naqir. Once its boiling subsided and they drank it, he said one of them would do what?
1. Leave his prayer
2. Sell his flock
3. Strike his cousin with the sword
4. Lose his way home
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Answer: Strike his cousin with the sword
He said that after the boiling subsided and they drank it, one of them would strike his cousin with the sword.

يا نبي الله، إنا حي من ربيعة، وبيننا وبينك كفار مضر، ولا نقدر عليك إلا في أشهر الحرم، فمرنا بأمر نأمر به من وراءنا، وندخل به الجنة إذا نحن أخذنا به، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " آمركم بأربع، وأنهاكم عن أربع: اعبدوا الله ولا تشركوا به شيئا، وأقيموا الصلاة، وآتوا الزكاة، وصوموا رمضان، وأعطوا الخمس من الغنائم، وأنهاكم عن أربع: عن الدباء، والحنتم، والمزفت، والنقير " قالوا: يا نبي الله، ما علمك بالنقير؟ قال: " بلى، جذع تنقرونه، فتقذفون فيه من القطيعاء - قال سعيد: أو قال: من التمر - ثم تصبون فيه من الماء حتى إذا سكن غليانه شربتموه، حتى إن أحدكم، أو إن أحدهم ليضرب ابن عمه بالسيف " قال: وفي القوم رجل أصابته جراحة
Sa'id said that Qatada had mentioned the name of Abu Nadra on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri who narrated this tradition:That people from the- tribe of 'Abdul-Qais came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, we belong to the tribe of Rabi'a and there live between you and us the unbelievers of the Mudar tribe and we find it impossible to come to you except in the sacred months; direct us to a deed which we must communicate to those who have been left behind us and by doing which we may enter heaven. … They (the members of the delegation) said: Do you know what al-naqir is? He replied: Yes, it is a stump which you hollow out and in which you throw small dates. … (The Prophet then added): Then you sprinkle water over it and when its ebullition subsides, you drink it (and you are so intoxicated) that one amongst you, or one amongst them (the other members of your tribe, who were not present there) strikes his cousin with the sword.Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 18a · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
A delegation from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet ﷺ, and he gave them good tidings. They answered, "You have given us good tidings, so give us (something)." What appeared on his face?
1. A smile
2. Signs of sorrow
3. Signs of joy
4. Signs of displeasure
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Answer: Signs of displeasure
Signs of displeasure appeared on the Prophet's ﷺ face when Banu Tamim asked for something after hearing the good tidings.

قالوا يا رسول الله قد بشرتنا فأعطنا فرئي ذلك في وجهه فجاء نفر من اليمن فقال
They said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You have given us good tidings, so give us (something)." Signs of displeasure appeared on his face.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4365 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
After Banu Tamim asked the Prophet ﷺ to give them something instead of accepting his good tidings, a second delegation arrived and he told them to accept the good tidings. Where had that delegation come from?
1. Yemen
2. Najran
3. Bahrain
4. Oman
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Answer: Yemen
The second delegation came from Yemen, and the Prophet ﷺ told them to accept the good tidings, saying that Banu Tamim refused them.

قالوا يا رسول الله قد بشرتنا فأعطنا فرئي ذلك في وجهه فجاء نفر من اليمن فقال أقبلوا البشرى إذ لم يقبلها بنو تميم قالوا
You have given us good tidings, so give us (something)." Signs of displeasure appeared on his face. Then another delegation from Yemen came and he said (to them), "Accept the good tidings, for Banu Tamim refuses to accept them."Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4365 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Musaylimah the Liar came to Madinah in the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ with many of his tribe. What did he say he would do if Muhammad ﷺ gave him the rule after him?
1. Fight him
2. Pay him tribute
3. Follow him
4. Return to his tribe
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Answer: Follow him
He said that if Muhammad ﷺ gave him the rule after him, he would follow him.

قدم مسيلمة الكذاب على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فجعل يقول إن جعل لي محمد الأمر من بعده تبعته وقدمها في بشر
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Musailima Al-Kadhdhab came during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) and started saying, "If Muhammad gives me the rule after him, I will follow him." And he came to Medina with a great number of the people of his tribe.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4373 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
When the Prophet ﷺ went to Musaylimah the Liar in Madinah, with Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, what did he have in his hand?
1. A sword
2. A bow
3. A scroll
4. A palm stick
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Answer: A palm stick
Allah's Messenger ﷺ had a stick from a date-palm in his hand when he went to Musaylimah.

كثير من قومه فأقبل إليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ومعه ثابت بن قيس بن شماس وفي يد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قطعة جريد حتى وقف على مسيلمة في
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to him in the company of Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas, and at that time, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had a stick of a date-palm tree in his hand. When he (i.e. the Prophet (ﷺ) ) stopped near Musailima while the latter was amidst his companions, he said to him, "If you ask me for this piece (of stick), I will not give it to you, and Allah's Order you cannot avoid, (but you will be destroyed), and if you turn your back from this religion, then Allah will destroy you.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4373 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
When the people of Yemen came to the Prophet ﷺ, he said calmness and solemnity are found among which people?
1. The owners of camels
2. The farmers
3. The merchants
4. The owners of sheep
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Answer: The owners of sheep
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet ﷺ said calmness and solemnity are among the owners of sheep.

عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أتاكم أهل اليمن هم أرق أفئدة وألين قلوبا الإيمان يمان والحكمة يمانية والفخر والخيلاء في أصحاب الإبل والسكينة والوقار في أهل الغنم وقال غندر عن شعبة
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The people of Yemen have come to you and they are more gentle and soft-hearted. Belief is Yemenite and Wisdom is Yemenite, while pride and haughtiness are the qualities of the owners of camels (i.e. bedouins). Calmness and solemnity are the characters of the owners of sheepTranslation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4388 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
When the Prophet ﷺ sent Abu Musa and Mu'adh to Yemen, what did he tell them about dealing with the people?
1. Be firm and strict with them
2. Make things easy, not hard
3. Test them before teaching them
4. Keep apart from them
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Answer: Make things easy, not hard
He told them to facilitate things for the people and not make them difficult, and to give them good tidings and not repulse them.

بعث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أبا موسى ومعاذ بن جبل إلى اليمن قال وبعث كل واحد منهما على مخلاف قال واليمن مخلافان ثم قال يسرا ولا تعسرا وبشرا ولا تنفرا
Narrated Abu Burda:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent Abu Musa and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen. He sent each of them to administer a province as Yemen consisted of two provinces. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to them), "Facilitate things for the people and do not make things difficult for them (Be kind and lenient (both of you) with the people, and do not be hard on them) and give the people good tidings and do not repulse them.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4341 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
When the Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh to Yemen, what did he tell Mu'adh about the people he was going to?
1. They were worshippers of idols
2. They were already Muslims
3. They were Bedouin tribes
4. They were people of a Book
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Answer: They were people of a Book
The Prophet ﷺ told Mu'adh that he was going to people of a Book.

رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما بعث معاذا رضي الله عنه على اليمن قال إنك تقدم على قوم أهل كتاب فليكن أول ما
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent Mu`adh to Yemen, he said (to him), "YOU are going to people of a (Divine) Book.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1458 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
A'isha reported that she set out with the Prophet ﷺ on the Farewell Pilgrimage near the new moon of Dhul-Hijja. He said that, had he not brought sacrificial animals, he would have entered ihram for what?
1. An 'Umrah
2. Hajj alone
3. Hajj and 'Umrah together
4. Hajj, with an 'Umrah afterwards
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Answer: An 'Umrah
He said that had he not brought sacrificial animals, he would have put on ihram for 'Umrah.

فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «من أراد منكم أن يهل بعمرة فليهل، فلولا أني أهديت لأهللت بعمرة» قالت: فكان من القوم من
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who amongst you intends to put on Ihram for `Umra may do so; had I not brought sacrificial animals along with me, I would have put on Ihram for `Umra.Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 1211e · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Jabir said he came in ihram for Hajj with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, while 'A'ishah set out for 'Umrah. At which place on the way did her monthly period begin?
1. Dhul-Hulayfah
2. Sarif
3. 'Usfan
4. Al-Juhfah
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Answer: Sarif
Jabir said that when they reached Sarif, 'A'ishah's period began.

قال: أقبلنا مهلين مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بحج مفرد، وأقبلت عائشة رضي الله عنها، بعمرة حتى إذا كنا بسرف عركت، حتى
Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) said:We, in the state of lhram, came with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for Hajj Mufrad (with the aim of Hajj only), and 'A'isha set out for Umra, and when we reached Sarif, she (Hadrat A'isha) entered in the state of monthly period; we proceeded on till we reached (Mecca) and circumambulated the Ka'ba and ran between (al-Safa) and al-Marwa; and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that one who amongst us had no sacrificial animal with him should put off Ihram.Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 1213a · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Jabir said that during Hajj with the Prophet ﷺ, 'A'ishah told him the people were returning with Hajj and 'Umrah while she returned with Hajj only. Whom did the Prophet ﷺ order to go with her to make her 'Umrah?
1. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr
2. 'Ali b. Abi Talib
3. Talha b. 'Ubaydullah
4. 'Uthman b. 'Affan
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Answer: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr
The Prophet ﷺ ordered 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr to go with her, and she performed the 'Umrah after the Hajj.

فلما طهرت طافت بالبيت قالت يا رسول الله تنطلقون بحجة وعمرة وأنطلق بحج فأمر عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر أن يخرج معها إلى التنعيم فاعتمرت بعد الحج
She said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (All of you) are returning with the Hajj and `Umra, but I am returning after performing Hajj only." So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr to accompany her to Tan`im and thus she performed the `Umra after the HajjTranslation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1651 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Abu Bakra reported that on the Day of Nahr, the 10th of Dhul-Hijja, the Prophet ﷺ addressed the people while sitting on an animal that a man held for him. Which animal was it?
1. His horse
2. His camel
3. His mule
4. His donkey
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Answer: His camel
Abu Bakra said that on that day the Prophet ﷺ sat on his camel and a man held its nosestring.

لما كان ذلك اليوم قعد على بعيره، وأخذ إنسان بخطامه، فقال: «أتدرون أي يوم هذا؟» قالوا: الله ورسوله أعلم، حتى ظننا أنه سيسميه سوى
Abu Bakra reported that when it was that day (the 10th of Dhu'l-Hijja) he mounted his camel and a person caught its nosestring, whereupon he said:Do you know which day is this? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best.Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 1679b · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
During the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Prophet ﷺ stopped for the people who had something to ask him. At which place did he stop?
1. Arafah
2. Muzdalifah
3. Makkah
4. Mina
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Answer: Mina
Abdullah ibn Amr said the Prophet ﷺ stopped at Mina during the Farewell Pilgrimage for people who had something to ask.

وقف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في حجة الوداع، بمنى، للناس يسألونه، فجاء رجل فقال:
Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stopped during the Farewell Pilgrimage at Mina for people who had something to ask.Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 1306a · Grade: Sahih (authentic)

The questions and explanations are written by Seerah Streak from the cited hadith; words in quotation marks are the source's own. The Arabic is the book's text, checked word for word.