The Farewell Sermon
O people!
Listen carefully to my words.
I do not know, perhaps after this year I will never meet you here again for eternity.
O People!
Just as the Day of Arafah is a sacred day, just as the month of Dhu al-Hijjah is a sacred month, just as the city of Mecca is a blessed city; so too are your lives, your properties, and your honor sacred and protected from all forms of aggression.
My Companions!
Tomorrow you will meet your Lord and you will be questioned about all your actions and conduct today. Beware! Do not revert to old misguidances after me and do not kill one another. Let those who are present here convey my message to those who are absent. It may be that the one to whom it is conveyed will understand and preserve it better than the one who has heard it here.
My Companions!
Whoever has a trust with him, let him return it to its owner.
All forms of usury are abolished and are under my feet.
However, you must pay the principal of your debts. Do not wrong others, nor be wronged.
By the command of Allah, usury is now forbidden. Every form of this vile custom from the Age of Ignorance is under my feet. The first usury I abolish is that of Abbas, son of Abdulmuttalib.
My Companions!
Blood feuds pursued in the Age of Ignorance are also abolished. The first blood feud I abolish is that of Rabia, grandson of Abdulmuttalib.
O People!
Today, Satan has eternally lost the power to exert influence and authority over your lands. However, if you follow him in matters you consider insignificant, apart from these abolished things, this will also please him. Beware of these to protect your religion.
O People!
I advise you to observe the rights of women and to fear Allah in this regard. You have taken women as a trust from Allah; you have made their honor and chastity lawful for yourselves by the word of Allah. You have rights over women, and they have rights over you. Your right over women is that they do not allow anyone you dislike into your family home. Their right over you is that you provide for their food and clothing according to custom.
O Believers!
I leave you two trusts, as long as you hold fast to them, you will never go astray. These trusts are the Book of Allah, the Qur'an, and the Sunnah of the Prophet.
O Believers!
Listen carefully to my words and preserve them well! A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim, and all Muslims are brothers. It is not lawful to violate the rights of your religious brother. Except for what is given willingly from the heart.
My Companions!
Do not wrong yourselves either. Your soul also has rights over you.
O People!
Your Lord is one. Your father is one. All of you are children of Adam, and Adam was created from earth. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab, nor does a non-Arab have superiority over an Arab; a red-skinned person has no superiority over a black-skinned person, nor does a black-skinned person have superiority over a red-skinned person. Superiority is only in piety. The most valuable among you in the sight of Allah is the one who fears Him most.
O people!
Allah the Almighty has given each right-holder their due. Everyone is responsible for their own deeds. A father is not responsible for the crime of his son, nor is a son responsible for the crime of his father.
Take heed! Absolutely refrain from these four things:
Do not associate anything with Allah.
Do not unjustly take the life that Allah has made inviolable.
Do not commit adultery.
Do not steal.
O people!
Tomorrow they will ask you about me. What will you say?
The Noble Companions replied:
"We bear witness that you have conveyed Allah's message; you have fulfilled the duty of prophethood, and you have given us advice and counsel."
The Messenger of Allah raised his index finger to the sky three times
"Bear witness! O Lord!
Bear witness! O Lord!
Bear witness! O Lord!"
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him