خطبة الرسول صلى الله عليه و سلم في حجة الوداع

Khutbah of the Messenger, صلى الله عليه و سلم, on the Farewell Hajj

الحمدُ لله نحمدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُه، ونَسْتَغْفِرُهُ، ونَتُوبُ إليه، ونَعُوذُ باللهِ مِنْ شُرورِ أنْفُسِنا ومِنْ سيّئآتِ أعْمَالِنَا مَن يَهْدِ اللهُ فَلا مُضِلَّ لَهُ،

ومَنْ يُضَلِلْ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ .

Praise be to Allah. We praise Him, seek His Aid, Forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance. We seek refuge in Allah from evil of our own selves and from the evil of our actions. Whoever guides then there is no one that can lead him astray. Whoever He leads astray, then there is no guide for him.

وأشهد أن لا إله إلاّ الله وحْده لا شريك له، وأنّ محمداً عبدُه ورسولُه. أوصيكُم عبادَ الله بتقوى الله،وأحثّكم على طاعته!

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. He is One and Unique without any partner for Him. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger. I advise you, Slaves of Allah, to have piety in Allah. I enjoin you to obedience to Him!

وأستفتح بالذي هو خير. أَمَّا بعد، أيّهَا النّاس،

I open and start with that which is best. People, I address you with the following:

اسْمَعُوا منّي أُبّينْ لَكُمْ، فَإنّيَ لاَ أَدْرِي، لعَليّ لاَ أَلْقَاكُمْ بَعْدَ عَامي هَذَا، في مَوْقِفي هذا، أَيُهَا النَّاس، إنّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأمْوَالَكُمْ وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ عَليكُمْ حَرَامٌ إلى أنْ تَلْقَوْا رَبَّكُمْ، كَحُرمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا في شَهْرِ كُمْ هَذَا في بَلَدِكُم هَذَا

Listen well of what I say so that I might clarify matters for you. People, I do not know if I will be with you after this year on this side of life. Your blood, wealth, honour are sacred and should be preserved by yourselves until you meet your Lord. All of what was mentioned is sacred, just like this day of yours, in this month of yours in this land of yours.

وإنكم ستلقون ربكم فيسألكم عن أعمالكم وقد بلغت ، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ أَمَانةٌ فليؤُدِّها إلى مَنْ ائْتمَنَهُ عَلَيها، وإن كل ربا موضوع ولكن لكم رءوس أموالكم لا تظلمون ولا تظلمون ، و قضى الله أنه لا ربا ، وإن ربا عمي العباس بن عبد المطلب موضوع كله

Indeed you will meet your Lord and He will ask you about your deeds. I have already conveyed the message, so whoever has a trust, let him discharge it to its rightful recipient. All riba is laid bare but you may have the principle of your wealth. Do not oppress and you will not be oppressed. Allah has declared that there be no riba and the riba of my uncle, Al-`Abbas ibn `Abdul Muttalib, is laid bare.

وأن كل دم كان في الجاهلية موضوع وإن أول دمائكم أضع دم عامر ابن ربيعة بن الحارث بن عبد المطلب ، فهو أول ما أبدأ به من دماء الجاهلية ، وإن مآثر الجاهلية موضوعة غير السدانة والسقاية والعمد قَوَدٌ ،

All blood feuds that were begun in the Age of Ignorance are laid bare. Indeed the first of your blood laid bare in that was `Amir ibn Rabi`ah ibn Al-Harith ibn `Abdul Muttalib. It is the first incident of what began of the blood feud of the Age of Ignorance. All traces of the Age of Ignorance are laid bare except giving food and drink to the pilgrims and execution for the offense of murder.

وشبه العمد ما قتل بالعصا والحجر وفيه مائة بعير فمن ازداد فهو من الجاهلية. أما بعد أيها الناس فإن الشيطان قد يئس من أن يعبد بأرضكم هذه أبدا ولكنه إن يطع فيما سوى ذلك فقد رضي به بما تحقرون من أعمالكم فاحذروه على دينكم أيها الناس

Wrongful death in the case of one killed by staff, stick and rock or boulder has the expiation of 100 camels. Whoever increases that amount, such is from the affairs of the Age of Ignorance. People, Shaitan has lost all hope of his being worshipped in this land of yours but he takes delight in the small things besides that that you commit. So beware and safeguard your Religion, people!

إِنَّمَا النَّسِيءُ زِيَادَةٌ فِي الْكُفْرِ يُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُحِلُّونَهُ عَاماً وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ عَاماً لِيُوَاطِئُوا عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فَيُحِلُّوا مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ

Intercalation in the calendar is only an addition of kufr. Those who are unbelievers lead astray people on account of it. They declare one year to be licit and then another to be sacred and forbidden for fighting. This is so that they might come towards that which Allah has forbidden and commit violation.

إن الزمان قد استدار كهيئته يوم خلق الله السموات والأرض و

Indeed time has come back to its original form like the way Allah had created the skies and the Earth in the first place, as when He said,

إِنَ عِدَّةَ الشهور عند اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْراً

The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve in number.

منها أربعة حرم ثلاثة متوالية ورجب مضر ، الذي بين جمادى وشعبان. أما بعد أيها الناس ، إن لِنسَائِكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حقاً،

There are four months that are holy, three of them are consecutive: Rajab of Mudar – which comes between Jumada and Sha`ban. People, as for the next matter, your women have right over you.

ولَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنّ حقّ، لَكُمْ عَليِنّ ألا يُوطْئنَ فُرُشَكُمْ غيرَكم وَلا يُدْخِلْنَ أحَداً تكرَهُونَهُ بيوتَكُمْ، ولا يأتينَ بِفَاحِشَة

And you likewise have right over the women. You have as right over them that they take no man into the marital chamber besides you. Nor should they allow anyone to enter your homes that you dislike. None of them should commit perversion while under your care.

فإن فعلن فإن الله قد أذن لكم أن تهجروهن في المضاجع وتضربوهن ضربا غير مبرح فإن انتهين فلهن رزقهن وكسوتهن

بالمعروف واستوصوا بالنساء خيرا ،

If they should do so, then indeed you have permission to abandon them in the marital bed and to discipline them but without leaving a mark. If they should abstain, then they have a right to their sustenance and clothing with righteousness. Show righteousness to the women and heed.

فإنهن عندكم عوان لا يملكن لأنفسهن شيئا ، وإنكم إنما أخذتموهن بأمانة الله واستحللتم فروجهن بكلمات الله فاعقلوا أيها الناس قولي ،

These women in your presence as wives are helpmates and advisors and they do not have any dominion over themselves. You indeed only take these women as wives but they area trust that Allah has allowed you so that you might also have sex with them by the Word of Allah. People, understand my words very well.

أَيهَا النّاسُ، إنّما المُؤمِنُونَ إخْوةٌ ، فَلاَ يَحِلُّ لامْرِىءٍ مَالُ أَخيهِ إلاّ عَنْ طيبِ نفْسٍ منهُ، أَلاَ هَلْ بلّغْتُ، اللّهُم اشْهَدْ، فلا تَرْجِعُنّ بَعْدِي كُفاراً يَضرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رقابَ بَعْض فَإنّي قَدْ تَركْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا إنْ أخَذتمْ بِهِ لَمْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ، كِتَابَ اللهِ وَ سُنَّة نَبيّه،

People, only the believers are brothers. One brother is not permitted the wealth of his brother except from a sound transaction or an allowance. Have I not conveyed the message? Allah! Bear witness. Do not become ungrateful after me, striking the necks of one another in combat. I have left among you something that if you take hold of it you will never go astray after me: Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet.

أَلاَ هَلْ بلّغتُ، اللّهمّ اشْهَدْ. أيها النّاسُ إن رَبَّكُمْ وَاحِدٌ، وإنّ أَبَاكُمْ واحِدٌ ، كُلكُّمْ لآدمَ وآدمُ من تُراب، إن أَكرمُكُمْ عندَ اللهِ أتْقَاكُمْ وليس لعربيّ فَضْلٌ على عجميّ إلاّ بالتّقْوىَ، أَلاَ هَلْ بلَّغْتُ، اللّهُمّ اشهد”

Have I not conveyed the message? Allah! Bear witness. People, your Lord is One, your father and Ummah is One. All of you are linked to Adam and Adam is from the dust. The most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most pious. An Arab does not have a virtue over a non-Arab except in the case of piety. Have I not conveyed the message? Allah! Bear witness.

قَالُوا: نَعَمْ

The people said, “Yes, you have conveyed the message.”

قَال: فلْيُبَلِّغِ الشاهدُ الغائبَ والسلامُ عليكم ورحمة الله!

So as the message has been conveyed, let the one present here today convey it to the one that is not here. Peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah.

Source: As-Sirat un-Nabawiyyah, vol.4, pp.185-187

note: There are a few narrations of this particular Khutbah in the sirah. Different Companions arrived at the beginning, middle and end and some were there for the entirety of the Khutbah so all the variations are sound.