Farewell Sermon: Final advice to follow Quran and Sunnah

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, addressed the people during the farewell sermon, saying, “Satan has despaired that he will ever be worshiped in your lands. Rather, he is pleased for you to obey him in other matters, among your deeds you consider insignificant. Beware, O people! I have surely left among you what you must firmly hold to, by which you will never be led astray again: the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet. Verily, the Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, the Muslims are brethren. It is not lawful for a man to take his brother’s wealth unless he gives it freely and willingly. You may not wrong each other. Do not turn back to the ways of unbelievers after me, striking the necks of each other.

Source: al-Mustadrak ‘alá al-Ṣaḥīḥayn 318

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ قَدْ يَئِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ بِأَنْ يُعْبَدَ بِأَرْضِكُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُ رَضِيَ أَنْ يُطَاعَ فِيمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِمَّا تُحَاقِرُونَ مِنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوا يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا إِنِ اعْتَصَمْتُمْ بِهِ فَلَنْ تَضِلُّوا أَبَدًا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ كُلَّ مُسْلِمٍ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِخْوَةٌ وَلا يَحِلُّ لامْرِئٍ مِنْ مَالِ أَخِيهِ إِلا مَا أَعْطَاهُ عَنْ طِيبِ نَفْسٍ وَلا تَظْلِمُوا وَلا تَرْجِعُوا مِنْ بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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