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The delegations of Adhra and Bala 
In Safa, 9 A.H., twelve men of the tribe Banu Adhra came to 
the Prophet . They mentioned their tribe’s affiliation with 
Qusayy, the founder of the Prophet’s clan, and how they had 
helped him oust Banu Bakr and Banu Khuzaa from Makkah. 
They embraced Islam and the Prophet forbade them from 
preserving any of their polytheistic traditions, such as approaching 
soothsayers and slaughtering animals at pagan temples. 
A delegation from Bala also came to the Prophet in the 
same year. They also embraced Islam. 
The delegation of Banu Asad bin Khuzaymah 
In the beginning of 9 A.H., a delegation of three people from 
the Banu Asad bin Khuzaymah visited the Prophet . When they 
arrived, they found the Prophet sitting in the mosque along 
with some of his Companions. After they had all greeted the 
Prophet , their spokesman said: “O Prophet: we bear witness 
that Allah is One and that He has no associates or equals, and 
that you are His slave and Messenger. O Prophet, we embraced 
Islam without your having to send an envoy to us. We did not 
fight against you like so many other tribes. We are messengers of 
peace for the people following us.” 
In reply to the claims made by Banu Asad bin Khuzaymah, 
Allah revealed the following verse to His Prophet: 
“They believe that they have done you a great favour, O 
Muhammad, because they have embraced Islam. Say to them: 
You have done me no favour by becoming Muslim. Indeed, Allah 

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has conferred upon you a great blessing by guiding you and giving 
you faith.” (49: 17) 
Later, the delegation asked about fortune-telling, soothsaying, 
and diving omens from birds – all of which the Prophet
informed them were forbidden. When asked about interpreting 
omens, the Prophet said, “There was a prophet who could do 
this. If anyone has knowledge equal to that prophet, then he may 
do it.” In other words, any attempt to predict the future was 
forbidden in Islam. The delegation stayed in Madinah for a short 
time and continued to learn the fundamentals of Islam.