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THE FAREWELL SERMON OF THE BELOVED RASULULLAH S.A.W. (PART 1) By
Translation by
Towards
the end of his most eventful life, the Beloved Rasulullah S.A.W., together with
the faithful and abled Muslims who came from all parts of the Muslim land,
converged to Makkah in the tenth year of Hijrah
to perform the Hajj and Umrah.
This particular Hajj was also known as
the Hajj Wadda’ or Farewell Hajj,
so named because hardly eighty days after that the Beloved Rasulullah S.A.W.
passed away, returning to the Grace of Rahmatullah. A large crowd of some one hundred
thousand devoted Muslims were gathered on the Plain of Arafat, a large plain at the foot of Jabal Rahmah (a small hill called Rahmah – the Blessing), which was located some twenty-two
kilometres from Makkakh. In
what turned out to be the most notable khutbah
(sermon) by the Beloved Prophet, who delivered the most profound and meaningful
message of any time, to those who were present then and were passed down to
succeeding generations of the Ummah until the Last Day. No further communication
would be possible when the world witnesses the gigantic and complete
destruction of all its contents and when mankind will be dazed by and
lost in the commotion of the huge disaster. Before
the Day of Judgement, there is ample opportunity for the Muslim Ummah to
seriously study and observe as well undertake to act and obey the full score of
the meaning in the khutbah of the
Beloved Prophet S.A.W. The words and meaning of the khutbah
were resoundingly the most profound and affectionate advice from the most outstanding leader of mankind, for all
generations of the Muslim Ummah, who were firm and devoted in faith and
sincerely loved Allah and His Messenger. With
the Mercy from Allah S.W.T and in seeking His Blessings, the translation of the
Farewell Sermon of our Beloved Rasulullah S.A.W is rendered below so that each
one of us will prolong the chain of transmission to those within our reach: EXALTING ALL PRAISE TOWARDS ALLAH S.WT. “All praise are for Allah, the Lord
of the Universe. We seek His Help and we seek His Forgiveness for all our sins
and we submit our regret and repentance before Him. We seek His Protection from
the malice of our hearts and from all evils
that we have committed. Those who were Guided by Allah on the right path
, none could put them astray; and those who were denied Guidance by Allah, no
one could guide them on the path of Truth.” DECLARATION OF TAWHID AND WORSHIP
ALLAH ALONE
“I proclaim the Truth that there
is no God except Allah alone and I also proclaim that Muhammad is His servant
and Messenger. O
servants of Allah, I advise you to worship Allah alone. I delivered my words
beginning with the sacred words and I have so declared!” INVIOLATION OF LIFE AND PROPERTIES “O people! Listen well to my words,
for I do not know whether I shall meet you again on such an occasion as this in
the future. O people! Your lives and your properties are sacred until you meet
your Lord. The safety of your lives and of your properties shall be as
inviolable as this holy day and this holy month.” REMEMBER THE RECKONING IN AKHIRAT
“You are going to meet your Lord
and He will question about your deeds. Have I delivered (the Message)?” The gathering spontaneously answered:
“Yes indeed, you have delivered.” Rasulullah
then said: “O Allah! Do witness me!” TRUST AND INTEREST
Continuing
his khutbah, the Beloved Rasulullah
said: “Whoever among you keeps a trust
for someone else shall return that trust to the rightful owner. All interest
obligations shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep.
Do not be wrongdoers nor be the one who is wronged. Allah has enjoined that
there shall be no interest, and that all interest due to Abbas ibn Abdul
Muttalib shall henceforth be waived.” HOMICIDE
“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 Abdul
Muttalib.” |