Huzaifah ibn Adam
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You are referring to the following Ahaadeeth:
عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال : لما مر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بالحجر
قال : لا تدخلوا مساكن الذين ظلموا أنفسهم أن يصيبكم ما أصابهم إلا أن تكونوا باكين ثم قنع رأسه ، وأسرع السير حتى أجاز الوادي
Hadhrat `Abdullaah ibn `Umar رضي الله عنهما narrates: "When Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم passed by al-Hijr, he said: "Do not enter the dwellings of those who had wronged themselves, less what (`Adhaab) afflicted them afflicts you, except in the state of crying." Thereafter, he covered his head and hastened the travel until he had passed the valley." [Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari.]
عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما ، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما نزل الحجر في غزوة تبوك أمرهم ألا يشربوا من بئرها ، ولا يستقوا منها ، فقالوا : قد عجنا منها ، واستقينا ، فأمرهم أن يطرحوا ذلك العجين ، ويهريقوا ذلك الماء
Hadhrat `Abdullaah ibn `Umar رضي الله عنهما narrates that when Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم passed by al-Hijr on the way to Tabook, he commanded them (the Sahaabah) not to drink from the well nor collect water from it. They said: "We have made dough (using this water) and we have collected water from it." So he ordered them to throw away that dough and to throw out the water (that they had collected)." [Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari.]
Imaam ibn Hajr al-`Asqalaani رحمة الله عليه said:
وفي الحديث الحث على المراقبة ، والزجر عن السكنى في ديار المعذبين ، والإسراع عند المرور بها
"In this Hadeeth, there is encouragement towards Muraaqabah (contemplation), and warning from staying in the lands of those who are punished, and to make haste when passing by (these dwellings)."
Imaam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah رحمة الله عليه said:
من مر بديار المغضوب عليهم والمعذبين لم ينبغ له أن يدخلها ، ولا يقيم بها ، بل يسرع السير ، ويتقنع بثوبه حتى يجاوزها ، ولا يدخل عليهم إلا باكيا معتبرا
"Whosoever passes by the dwellings of those upon whom is the Anger of Allaah and who are punished, then it is not appropriate for him to enter (those dwellings) nor to stay there; rather, he should hasten his travel and cover his head with his garment until he has passed by it, and he should not enter upon them except in the state of crying and taking lesson."
Imaam al-Qurtubi, Imaam an-Nawawi and others, have mentioned that Salaah performed at these places is not valid. These are places that are cursed and which the `Adhaab of Allaah Ta`aalaa befell. The reason for staying away is because, if a person enters them, that very same `Adhaab that befell them can befall this one who enters. Thus, the wise person will stay away from them entirely. People who would travel there today would do so as some kind of sight-seeing trip, a "joy ride", and snapping away "selfies" and stuff like that, and so the `Adhaab of these places can overtake them.
والله تعالى أعلم
والسلام
I do recall reading these ahadeeth a long time ago, but found them quite problematic, I'll explain why in a moment in sha Allah, maybe you can help me to understand these better.
I guess everyone pretty much covered it up although I want to say it depends on the format of your exam. For us we had to answer 40(or 30) objective questions and about five subjective questions and one essay. I usually memorize the important bits or what usually comes out on past year papers and focus on them. It's not easy so I just go through speed reading the other chapters or just read what is most likely going to come up as a question.