Last sermon of Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him):
Date delivered: 632 A.C., 9th day of Dhul al Hijjah, 10 A.H.
in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat
After praising, and thanking God, he said: "O People,
listen well to my words, for I do not know whether, after this year, I shall
ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very
carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city
as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust.
Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners.
Treat others justly
so that no one would be unjust to you.
Remember that you will indeed meet your
LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds. God has forbidden you to take
usury (Riba), therefore all riba obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your
capital , however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer
inequity. God has judged that there shall be no Riba and that all the Riba due
to `Abbas ibn `Abd al Muttalib shall henceforth be waived.
Every right arising out of homicide in pre-Islamic days is
henceforth waived and the first such right that I waive is that arising from
the murder of Rabi`ah ibn al Harith ibn `Abd al Muttalib.
O Men, the Unbelievers indulge in tampering with the
calendar in order to make permissible that which God forbade, and to forbid
that which God has made permissible. With God the months are twelve in number.
Four of them are sacred, three of these are successive and one occurs singly
between the months of Jumada and Sha`ban. Beware of the devil, for the safety
of your religion.
He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you
astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights over your
women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as
your wives only under God's trust and with His permission. If they abide by
your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness.
Treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and
committed helpers.
It is your right and they do not make friends with anyone of
whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste...
O People, listen to me in earnest, worship God (The One
Creator of the Universe), perform your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during
the month of Ramadan, and give your financial obligation (zakah) of your
wealth. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.
All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority
over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white
has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over white
except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every
Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be
legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given
freely and willingly.
Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before God (The Creator)
and you will answer for your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of
righteousness after I am gone.
O People, NO PROPHET OR MESSENGER WILL COME AFTER ME AND NO
NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN.
Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words
which I convey to you. I am leaving you with the Book of God (the QUR'AN) and
my SUNNAH (the life style and the behavioural mode of the Prophet), if you
follow them you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others
and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better
than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness O God, that I have conveyed
your message to your people.
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