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O people! lend an attentive ear to my words; for I know not whether I shall ever hereafter have the opportunity to meet you here. Do you know what today is? This is the sacred Day of Sacrifice. Do you know what month it is? This is the sacred month (Dhul-Hijjah). Do you know what place this is? This is the sacred town (Mina). So I inform you that your lives, properties and honor must be as sacred to one another as this sacred day of this sacred month, in this sacred town. Let those who are present take this message to those who are absent. You are about to meet your Lord, Who will call you to account for your deeds. As of this day all sums of interest are remitted, including that of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Every night arising from homicide in pre-Islamic days is henceforth waived, and the first such right that I waive is that arising from the murder of RabiÕah ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
O people! this day Satan has despaired of re-establishing his power in this land of yours. Nevertheless, should you obey him, even in what may seem to be trifling, it will be a matter of pleasure for him. Beware of him, therefore, for the safety of your religion.
O my people! you have certain rights over your wives, and your wives have certain rights over you.
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