The Greatest Messenger of Allah the Most Merciful Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam pointed this out to us the entire Mankind in his Final Sermon @ the Khutba Al Wida.
This sermon was delivered on the Ninth day of Dhul al Hijjah 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat.
The Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam led the Pilgrims from Makkah through the Valley of Mina and up to the Mountain of Arafat and then stopped them in the Valley of Uranah.
They stood in front of him silently as he sat on his camel; and then he delivered a sermon which was later to be known as the Farewell Sermon just as the pilgrimage itself was called the Farewell Pilgrimage.
Although it was his first Pilgrimage, it was also his last and therefore his only pilgrimage.
With such a large crowd, his voice could not reach out to all those who were present.
He therefore asked Rab'ah Ibn Umayya Ibn Khalaf, who was known to have a loud voice, to repeat the sermon after him, sentence by sentence so that everyone could hear.
After praising, and thanking God, Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam 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 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 @ interest (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 (The Prophet's Uncle) 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 Shaa`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 that 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 (Solat),
Fast during the month of Ramadan, and
Give your financial obligation (zakat 2.5%) 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 actions.
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 these words which I convey to you.
I am leaving you with the Book of God (the Holy Qur'an) and my Sunnah (the life style and the behavioral 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. < (The Prophet is referring to us!)
Be my witness O God, that I have conveyed your message to your people.
As part of this sermon, Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam then recited to them a Revelation from Allah which he had just received:
“ This day the disbelievers despair of prevailing against your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me (Allah)! This day have I perfected for you your religion and fulfilled My favor unto you, and it hath been My good pleasure to choose Islam for you as your religion (5:3). ”
Toward the end of his sermon, Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam asked "O people, have I faithfully delivered unto you my message?"
A powerful murmur of assent "O Allah, yes!", arose from thousands of pilgrims and the vibrant words "Allahumma na’am" rolled like thunder throughout the valley.
Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam then raised his forefinger and said: "Be my witness O Allah, that I have conveyed your message to your people."
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