''Behold, all practice of the days of ignorance is now under my feet. The blood revenges of the days of ignorance are remitted.....All interest and usurious dues accruing from the times of ignorance stand wipes out......
''O people, verily your blood, your property and your honor are sacred and inviolable until you appear before your Lord, as the sacred inviolability of this day of yours (i.e. the 9th Zil-Hajj, the Day of Hajj), this months of yours (i.e Zil-hajj which fighting was prohibited) and this town of yours (the sacred territory of Mecca). Verily you will meet your Lord and you will be held answerable for your actions...
''O people, verily you have got certain rights over your women and your women have certain rights over you. It is your right upon them to honor their conjugal rights, and not to commit acts of impropriety, which if they do, you are authorized by Allah to separate them from your beds and chastise them properly. Behold it is not permissible for a women to give anything from the wealth of her husband to any one but with his consent. Treat the woman kindly, since they are your helpers and they are not in a position to manage their affairs themselves. Fear Allah concerning women, for verily you have taken them on the security of Allah and have made their persons lawful unto you by the words of Allah.
''O people, Allah the Mighty and Exalted has ordained every one his due share (of inheritance). Hence there is no need (of special) testament for an heir (departing from the rules laid down by the Shariah)....
''All debts must be repaid ; all borrowed property must be returned ; gifts should be reciprocated, and a surety must make good the loss to assured.
''Beware ! no one committing a crime is responsible for it but himself. Neither the child is responsible for the crime of his father, not the father is responsible for the crime of his child......
''Nothing of his brother is lawful for a Muslim except what he himself given willingly, So do not wrong yourselves.
''O people, every Muslim is the brother of other Muslim and all the Muslims from one brotherhood.
''And your slaves ! see that you feed them with such food as you eat yourselves, and clothe them with the clothes that you yourselves wear.
''Take heed not to go astray after me and strike one another's necks.
''He who (amongst you) has any trust with him, he must return it to its owner.
''O people, Listen and obey, through a mangled Abyssinian slave is appointed your Amir, provided he executes (the Ordinances of) the Book of Allah among you.
''O people ! no prophet would be raised after me, and no new Ummat (would be formed after) you.
''Verily I have left amongst you that which will never lead you astray, the Book of Allah, which if you hold fast, you shall never go astray.
''And beware of transgressing the limits set in the matters of religion, for it is transgression of (the proper bounds of) religion that brought destruction to (many people) before you.
''Verily the Satan is disappointed at ever being worshiped in this land of yours, but if obedience in anything (short of worship is expected that is) ; he will be pleased in matters you may be disposed to think insignificant ; so beware of him in your matters of religion.
''Behold, worship your Lord ; offer prayers five time a day ; observe fast in the month of Ramazan ; pay readily the Zakat (poor-due) on your property ; and perform pilgrimage to the House of God, and obey your rules, and you will be admitted to the paradise of your Lord.
''Let him that is present convey it to him who is absent ; for many people to whom the message is conveyed may be more mindful of it than he audience.
''And if you were asked about me, what would you say?''
They answered : We bear witness that you have conveyed the trust (of religion) and discharged your ministry of apostle-hood looked to our welfare''.
Thereupon Allah's messenger (may peace be upon him) lifted his fore-finger towards the sky and then pointing towards the people said: ''O Lord ! bear Thou witness unto it. O Lord ! bear Thou witness unto it. O Lord ! bear Thou witness unto it''.
The Holy Prophet's ''Khutba Hajjatul Wada'' shows that the Holy Prophet knew that he was nearing the end of his Mission and of his earthly existence, and that his was going to be his last Hajj and his last sermon on such an occasion.
It was on this occasion that the last revelation :- ''This day have I (Allah) perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your religion'' (5 :4) was received by the Holy Prophet. It clearly showed that the Holy Prophet had completed his Mission and that the religion (Islam) had been perfected. Sura Nasr (S. No. 110)
''O people, verily your blood, your property and your honor are sacred and inviolable until you appear before your Lord, as the sacred inviolability of this day of yours (i.e. the 9th Zil-Hajj, the Day of Hajj), this months of yours (i.e Zil-hajj which fighting was prohibited) and this town of yours (the sacred territory of Mecca). Verily you will meet your Lord and you will be held answerable for your actions...
''O people, verily you have got certain rights over your women and your women have certain rights over you. It is your right upon them to honor their conjugal rights, and not to commit acts of impropriety, which if they do, you are authorized by Allah to separate them from your beds and chastise them properly. Behold it is not permissible for a women to give anything from the wealth of her husband to any one but with his consent. Treat the woman kindly, since they are your helpers and they are not in a position to manage their affairs themselves. Fear Allah concerning women, for verily you have taken them on the security of Allah and have made their persons lawful unto you by the words of Allah.
''O people, Allah the Mighty and Exalted has ordained every one his due share (of inheritance). Hence there is no need (of special) testament for an heir (departing from the rules laid down by the Shariah)....
''All debts must be repaid ; all borrowed property must be returned ; gifts should be reciprocated, and a surety must make good the loss to assured.
''Beware ! no one committing a crime is responsible for it but himself. Neither the child is responsible for the crime of his father, not the father is responsible for the crime of his child......
''Nothing of his brother is lawful for a Muslim except what he himself given willingly, So do not wrong yourselves.
''O people, every Muslim is the brother of other Muslim and all the Muslims from one brotherhood.
''And your slaves ! see that you feed them with such food as you eat yourselves, and clothe them with the clothes that you yourselves wear.
''Take heed not to go astray after me and strike one another's necks.
''He who (amongst you) has any trust with him, he must return it to its owner.
''O people, Listen and obey, through a mangled Abyssinian slave is appointed your Amir, provided he executes (the Ordinances of) the Book of Allah among you.
''O people ! no prophet would be raised after me, and no new Ummat (would be formed after) you.
''Verily I have left amongst you that which will never lead you astray, the Book of Allah, which if you hold fast, you shall never go astray.
''And beware of transgressing the limits set in the matters of religion, for it is transgression of (the proper bounds of) religion that brought destruction to (many people) before you.
''Verily the Satan is disappointed at ever being worshiped in this land of yours, but if obedience in anything (short of worship is expected that is) ; he will be pleased in matters you may be disposed to think insignificant ; so beware of him in your matters of religion.
''Behold, worship your Lord ; offer prayers five time a day ; observe fast in the month of Ramazan ; pay readily the Zakat (poor-due) on your property ; and perform pilgrimage to the House of God, and obey your rules, and you will be admitted to the paradise of your Lord.
''Let him that is present convey it to him who is absent ; for many people to whom the message is conveyed may be more mindful of it than he audience.
''And if you were asked about me, what would you say?''
They answered : We bear witness that you have conveyed the trust (of religion) and discharged your ministry of apostle-hood looked to our welfare''.
Thereupon Allah's messenger (may peace be upon him) lifted his fore-finger towards the sky and then pointing towards the people said: ''O Lord ! bear Thou witness unto it. O Lord ! bear Thou witness unto it. O Lord ! bear Thou witness unto it''.
The Holy Prophet's ''Khutba Hajjatul Wada'' shows that the Holy Prophet knew that he was nearing the end of his Mission and of his earthly existence, and that his was going to be his last Hajj and his last sermon on such an occasion.
It was on this occasion that the last revelation :- ''This day have I (Allah) perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your religion'' (5 :4) was received by the Holy Prophet. It clearly showed that the Holy Prophet had completed his Mission and that the religion (Islam) had been perfected. Sura Nasr (S. No. 110)
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