Farewell Sermon Explained

The Farewell Sermon (ar|خطبة الوداع, Khuṭbatu l-Widāʿ) also known as Muhammad's Final Sermon or the Last Sermon, is a religious speech, delivered by the Islamic prophet Muhammad on Friday the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah, 10 AH (6 March 632[1]) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat, during the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.Muhammad al-Bukhari refers to the sermon and quotes part of it in his Sahih al-Bukhari.[2] [3] [4] Part of it is also present in Sahih Muslim[5] and Sunan Abu Dawood.[6] Verse ns. n., "Today I have perfected for you your religion," is believed to have been recited during the address as the capstone verse of the Quran.[7] Various versions of the sermon have been published, including several English translations. The sermon consists of a series of general exhortations for Muslims to follow the teachings that Muhammad had set forth in the Quran and Sunnah.

Narrations in hadith literature

In a lengthy hadith included in the Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawood,[8] and Sunan Ibn Majah,[9] Jabir ibn Abd Allah narrated details of Muhammad's pilgrimage and reported the following words of his sermon:

Sunan ibn Maja Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1851

Report by Al-Jahiz

Al-Jahiz in the Kitāb al-Bayān wa-al-Tabyīn presents the following text of the Farewell Sermon,[10] also mentioned in Musnad of Imam Ahmad (hadith no.19774) as translated and annotated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IslamicFinder: Accurate Prayer Times, Athan (Azan), Mosques (Masjids), Islamic Center, Muslim Owned Businesses, Hijri Calendar, Islamic Directory worldwide.. www.islamicfinder.org. 2016-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309135655/http://www.islamicfinder.org/dateConversion.php?mode=hij-ger&day=9&month=12&year=10&date_result=1. 2016-03-09. dead.
  2. Web site: The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) at your fingertips .
  3. Web site: The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) at your fingertips .
  4. Web site: The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) at your fingertips .
  5. Web site: The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) at your fingertips .
  6. Web site: The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) at your fingertips .
  7. Book: Brown . Jonathan A.C. . Muhammad, A very short introduction . 2011 . Oxford University Press . https://books.google.com/books?id=9JafXLrLiwYC&dq=farewell+sermon+muhammad+5:3&pg=PT64 . 17 April 2020 . 1. Life of the Messenger of God. 978-0-19-151027-4 .
  8. Web site: Sunan Abi Dawud; Hadith no. 1906; Book 11, Hadith 186; English Translation - Book 10, Hadith 1901 .
  9. Web site: Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 3074; In book - Book 25, Hadith 193; English Translation - Vol. 4, Book 25, Hadith 3074 .
  10. Book: Al-Jāḥiẓ . Al-Jahiz . البيان والتبيين / al-Bayān wa-al-tabyīn . Maktabah al-Khānjī . al-Qāhirah . 1998 . 31–33 . 7th . ar . Taḥqīq and sharḥ by ‘Abd as-Salām Muḥammad Hārūn.

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