The Rasulullah’s (SAW) Sermon of the Farewell Pilgrimage17
In the Farewell Pilgrimage, The Rasulullah (SAW) sermonized:
All praise is due to God. We praise Him, seek His aid and forgiveness, and repent to Him. We seek His guard against the evils of our wrongdoings and ourselves. No one will be able to deviate those whom God guides and no one will be able to guide those whom God causes to deviate. I declare there is no god but Allah exclusively without any associate, and declare that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
O slaves of God, I command you to adhere to God-fearing and urge you obeying Him. I begin with God Who is the source of every good.
O people, listen to what I will show to you. I do not know whether I will meet you the next year in this situation or not.
O people, your souls and honors are as sanctified as this day in this country among you up to the day on which you will meet your Lord. Have I conveyed? O Allah, Be the witness.
He whom is trusted with a deposit should fulfill his trust. The usury of the pre-Islamic age is revoked. The first usury that I will revoke is Al-Abbas Ibn Abdul Muttalib’s.
The revenge of the pre-Islamic age is revoked. The first revenge that I will revoke is the Aamir Ibn Rabi’a Ibn Al-Harith Ibn Abdul Muttalib’s.
The whole traditions of the pre-Islamic age are canceled except the custody of the Holy House of God and the watering (of the pilgrims).
Retaliation is the judge of the premeditated murder. The ruling of quasi-murder, such as those whom are killed by a stick or a stone unintentionally, is a one hundred camels, to be paid as blood money. Any additional number is a part of the pre-Islamic practices.
O people, the Shaytan despaired of being obeyed on this land, but he accepted to be obeyed through your insignificant evildoings.
O people, “Postponing (of the sacred month) is only an addition in unbelief, wherewith those who disbelieve are led astray, violating it one year and keeping it sacred another, that they may agree in the number (of months) that Allah has made sacred” (9:37).
The time has rotated as same as the day on which God created the heavens and the earth.
“Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah’s ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred;” (9:36).
Three are consecutive and one is odd. They are Dhu’l-Qa’da, Dhu’l-Hijja, Muharram, and Rajab, which falls between Jumada and Shaban. Have I conveyed? O Allah, Be the witness. O people, your women enjoy obligations that are imposed upon you, and you enjoy obligations that are imposed upon them. The obligations that are imposed upon them are that they should never take anybody to your beds, should never let anybody that you hate enter your houses before they take your permission, and should never commit any evildoing. If they do so, God has permitted you to prevent them, leave them alone in the sleeping-places, and beat them, but not so harmfully. If they desist and obey you, you should assume their livelihood and clothing adequately. You have taken them by the trust of God and they have been lawful to you by the Book of God. Therefore, fear God in the questions regarding women and advise each other for their good.
O people, “the believers are each other’s brothers.” (49:10).
It is illicit for anyone to behave in (someone’s) money before he obtains the owner’s permission. Have I conveyed? O Allah, be the witness. After me, do not return to atheism by killing each other. I have left among you what will protect you against deviation if you only adhere to. It is the Book of God and my family—my household. O Allah, be the witness. O people, your Lord is one and your father is one. You all are from Adam and Adam was created from dust.
“The best of you to Allah is the most God fearing.” (49:13).
Except by means of God-fearing, no Arab person is preferred to a non-Arab. Have I conveyed? The witness must convey this to the absent. O people, God has constituted the share of every heir. It is illicit for any testator to will more than one third of the estate. The baby is for the owner of the bed, and the share of the prostitute is the stone. The curse of God, the angels, and all of people be upon those whoever claim of being the sons of other than their fathers and those who claim of being the subjects of other than their masters.18 God will not accept from such individuals any excuse or compensation. Peace and God’s mercy and blessings be upon you.