Farewell Sermon

thumb|The region where Muhammad addressed the Muslims, [[Mount Arafat]]

The Farewell Sermon (, Khuṭbatu l-Wadāʿ ) 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) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat during the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.

Imam Bukhari refers to the sermon and quotes part of it in his Sahih al-Bukhari. Part of it is also present in Sahih Muslim and Sunan Abu Dawood. Verse , "Today I have perfected for you your religion," is believed to have been recited during the address as the capstone verse of the Quran.

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 Allah had set forth in the Quran and Muhammad in his Sunnah.

Narrations in hadith literature

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

Sahih Muslim Book 15, Hadith 159

Sunan al-Tirmidhi Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1163

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, also mentioned in Musnad of Imam Ahmad (hadith no. 19774) as translated and annotated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller:

References

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