The word · History
خُطْبَةُ الوَدَاع
Khutbat al-Wada
The sermon given at Arafah during the Farewell Pilgrimage, months before the Prophet died.
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The meaning
What Khutbat al-Wada means in Islam
The reports of it are scattered across several narrations rather than one continuous text, and popular printed versions blend them. What is firmly established: he declared blood, property and honour sacred among Muslims as sacred as that day and that place; he cancelled the interest and blood feuds of jahiliyyah, beginning with his own family's claims; he charged the men to fear Allah regarding women; and he said he was leaving them what they would not go astray by holding to. He asked them three times whether he had delivered the message.
Evidence · Sunnah · Established in the authentic Sunnah
Read beside it
Words that sit beside it
- Hajjat al-WadaThe only hajj the Prophet performed after it was made obligatory, in year ten.حَجَّةُ الوَدَاع
- ArafahThe open plain east of Makkah where pilgrims gather on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah.عَرَفَة
- RibaInterest or unjust increase on a loan or exchange, forbidden in the Qur'an in severe terms.رِبا
- KhutbahThe sermon given before the Friday prayer and after the two Eid prayers.خُطْبَة
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