The Farewell Khutbah - the most important speech in the history of the WORLD!! Eid Mubarak! 😇🥰

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Oprostajna khutba (Farewell Sermon)hajj - Ḥajjat al-Wadāʿljudska čast i dostojanstvoprava ženazabrana ribā

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In this khutbah, delivered just before Prophet Muhammad ﷺ returned to his Lord after 23 years of calling to Islam, the significance of the Farewell khutbah from Mount Arafat is presented. The speaker analyzes six key principles from this historical sermon: first, the sanctity of human life, property, and honor as independent of faith; second, a clear prohibition of mutual warfare and a return to the time of ignorance; third, an explicit emphasis on women's rights at a time when they were completely undervalued; fourth, the fundamental role of the Qur'an and Sunnah as the foundation of faith; fifth, a clear rejection of all forms of racism and discrimination; and sixth, the principle of equality before the law without any bias or nepotism. The speaker emphasizes that this sermon was delivered fourteen and a half centuries ago, and that the foundations of Islamic civilization were built upon it, making it one of the most important messages for all Muslims and the entire global community.

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Poslanik Muhammed ﷺ je u svojoj Oprostajnoj propovijedi sa planine Arafat ostavio šest vječnih principa: svetost ljudskog života i imovine, zabranu ratovanja među muslimanima, prava žena, važnost Kur'ana i Sunete, zabranu rasizma i jednakost pred zakonom. Ova poruka izrečena prije više od četrnaest stoljeća ostaje vječna oporuka čitavoj ljudskoj porodici.

Summary

U ovoj propovijedi, koja je izrečena neposredno prije Poslanika Muhammeda ﷺ da se vrati Gospodaru nakon 23 godine poziva na islam, prikazuje se značaj Oprostajne khutbe sa planine Arafat. Govenik detaljno analizira šest ključnih principa iz te istorijske propovijedi: prvo, svetost ljudskog života, imovine i časti kao nezavisnih od vjere; drugo, jasna zabrana međusobnog ratovanja i vraćanja u vrijeme ignorancije; treće, eksplicitno naglašavanje prava žena u vremenu kada su bile potpuno potcijenjene; četvrto, fundamentalna uloga Kur'ana i Sunete kao temelja vjere; peto, jasan odbacivanje svakog oblika rasizma i diskriminacije; te šesto, princip jednakosti pred zakonom bez bilo kakve pristrasnosti ili nepotizma. Govenik naglašava da je ova propovijed izrečena prije četrnaest i po stoljeća, a da su na njoj izgrađene osnove islamske civilizacije, što je svrstava među najvažnije poruke za sve muslimane i čitavu svjetsku zajednicu.

Key takeaways

Svetost ljudskog života, imovine i časti je fundamentalna vrijednost koju moramo poštovati bez obzira na vjeru ili porijeklo osobe—ove vrijednosti su zaštićene kao sveta banka, mjesec i grad.
Islam je vjera mira, a Poslanik Muhammed ﷺ je eksplicitno zabranio bilo koji oblik međusobnog ratovanja i vraćanja u depravacije vremena ignorancije, čineći jasan zahtjev za bratskom suživotom.
Prava žena su od ishodišne važnosti u islamu—žene ne smiju biti degradirane, već trebaju biti dignirane i zaštićene kako je Gospodar Svemogući naređivao, osobito u vremenu kada je sermon izgovorен.
Kur'an i Suneta Poslanika Muhammeda ﷺ su dva dragocjena zavjetanja koje čuvaju muslimansku vjeru od zalutalosti, a njihova tumačenja kroz priznate škole fiqha (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i i Hanbali) moraju biti poštovana.
Rasizam i diskriminacija na osnovu race, nacionalnosti ili jezika nemaju nikakvu validnost u islamu—svi su jednaki jer su potekli od jednog muškarca i jedne žene, a superiornost postoji samo na osnovu taqwe i dobrog ponašanja (Qur'an 49:13).
Jednakost pred zakonom i socijalna pravda su obavezni principi, a svaki oblik nepotizma, diskriminacije ili pristrasnosti je strogo zabranjen bez obzira na politički ili bilo koji drugi kontekst.
Oprostajna khutba Poslanika Muhammeda ﷺ predstavlja vječnu poruku čovječanstvu koja je ostala do Dana sudnjeg, a njeni principi ostaju neizmijenjeni i primjenjivi za sve mušlimansko porodice i sve ljude svijeta.

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The Day of Arafat and the Farewell Sermon

Dear friends, as-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatu -llāhi wa barakātuh, and Bayram Sharīf mubārak olsun. Yesterday was the greatest day in the Islamic calendar—the greatest day for Muslims—the Day of Arafat, when our pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat, making supplication to Allah the Exalted for themselves, their families, all of us together, the entire ummah, and our homelands. Today marks the first day of Eid al-Adha. I have been reflecting since yesterday on the pilgrimage of Poslanik Muhammed ﷺ, particularly on his time spent on Mount Arafat. Much could be said about this, but I wish to share with you the Farewell Sermon—the Khutbat al-Wadāʿ—of Allahov Poslanik ﷺ.

As is well known, Allahov Poslanik ﷺ performed only one pilgrimage. We call this pilgrimage Ḥajjat al-Wadāʿ, the Farewell Pilgrimage of Allahov Poslanik ﷺ, and it was during this journey that he delivered the Farewell Sermon. Scholars tell us that after this sermon, the Prophet ﷺ lived only eighty-one or ninety-one more days—quite a short time. After this, Allahov Poslanik ﷺ returned to his Lord. After twenty-three years of calling people to Islam, twenty-three years of struggle, effort, and dedication, Allahov Poslanik ﷺ invited people to join him on pilgrimage, to perform Hajj and ʿUmrah together in the form of Tamattuʿ Hajj. He gathered with approximately one hundred thousand Muslims on Mount Arafat, then and now, and Poslanik Muhammed ﷺ delivered the most renowned sermon to which, I believe, we give insufficient attention. What did Allahov Poslanik ﷺ convey to us?

The Words of the Farewell Sermon

Allahov Poslanik ﷺ proclaimed in his Farewell Sermon: "O people, listen carefully to what I am about to tell you, for I do not know whether we shall ever meet again at this place. Verily, your blood, your property, and your honor are sacred to you, like the sanctity of this day, this month, and this sacred city. Just as you hold sacred this day, this month, and this city, hold sacred the lives, property, and honor of every person. You will surely meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. Have I not conveyed the message? All of you will die and stand before Allah and give an account of your deeds."

The Prophet ﷺ continued: "All forms of riba (usury and interest) are abolished. You have only the right to recover the principal of your wealth. You shall not be wronged, nor shall you wrong anyone. Allah has forbidden riba, and I begin by abolishing the riba owed to my uncle Abbas ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib. Every claim to blood revenge from the days of Jāhiliyyah (ignorance) is abolished. The first blood revenge I abolish is for Ibn Rabīʿah ibn Ḥārith ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib."

"O people, Satan has lost all hope of being worshipped in this land, but he will be satisfied if you obey him in matters you consider insignificant. Therefore, beware of him regarding your religion."

"O people, you have rights over your women, just as your women have rights over you. Fear Allah concerning women, and treat them kindly. Verily, you have taken them as a trust from Allah, and their company is lawful by His word."

"O people, your Lord is One, and your father is one. There is no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab, nor of a non-Arab over an Arab, nor of a white person over a black person, nor of a black person over a white person, except by piety and good conduct."

"O people, understand my words well: Have I not delivered the message? I leave with you two precious things—the Qur'an and the Sunnah of His Messenger. If you hold fast to these, you will never go astray."

"O people, listen well and understand what I tell you. Know that every Muslim is the brother of every other Muslim. Muslims are brothers to one another. Nothing belonging to a Muslim is permissible for another Muslim except what he willingly gives. Therefore, do not wrong yourselves."

The Prophet ﷺ then asked: "O Allah, have I conveyed the message?" And the people cried out in unison: "Yes, you have!" Allahov Poslanik ﷺ then said: "O Allah, be my witness to this."

Six Essential Principles from the Farewell Sermon

This Farewell Sermon of Allahov Poslanik ﷺ contains numerous teachings and messages. We have distilled these teachings into six principal points. First, Allahov Poslanik ﷺ particularly emphasizes the sanctity of human life, property, and honor. In this sermon, the Prophet ﷺ stresses that human wealth, human blood, human life, and human dignity are sacred trusts that must never be violated, whether concerning Muslims or non-Muslims—it makes no difference. This is the first sacred principle that all Muslims must uphold.

The second message of Poslanik Muhammed's ﷺ Farewell Sermon was the prohibition of mutual warfare, killing, and the return to the depravity of the time of ignorance when people slaughtered one another. The goal of Islam is peace, never war. The Prophet ﷺ specifically forbids conflict, enmity, and warfare among Muslims. He emphasizes that internal strife and discord among believers are prohibited.

The Rights of Women

Allahov Poslanik ﷺ explicitly speaks about the rights of women. He desires that women be elevated to the position their Lord has granted them, that their honor be protected and respected, that women never be degraded, and that all obligations toward women commanded and prescribed by the Lord be fulfilled. This is particularly significant when we understand that this sermon was delivered in an era when women were completely degraded and entirely excluded from all aspects of social life. Therefore, this message and bequest of Poslanik Muhammed ﷺ concerning women's rights is especially important for us today.

The fourth message that the Prophet ﷺ clearly states and emphasizes in the Farewell Sermon is the importance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Our faith is built upon the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and upon the methodology of interpreting the Qur'an and Sunnah that was transmitted from Poslanik Muhammed ﷺ to us today—an approach that respects all Quranic texts and all hadith texts, as understood by the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah and the recognized schools of jurisprudence: the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools. This is an extremely important matter, and deviation from this—stepping outside the framework of the Qur'an and Sunnah or outside the interpretations given by Islamic scholars throughout history—is not permissible.

Equality and Justice

The fifth message we can particularly emphasize from Poslanik Muhammed's ﷺ Farewell Sermon is the prohibition of racism and discrimination. When the Prophet ﷺ states that there is no superiority of Arab over non-Arab, nor non-Arab over Arab, nor white person over black person, nor black person over white person, he makes clear that racial belonging, national origin, linguistic affiliation—none of these matter. We are all, in fact, brothers and sisters, descended from one man and one woman on this earth.

The final and most striking principle evident in Poslanik Muhammed's ﷺ Farewell Sermon is equality before the law. Allahov Poslanik ﷺ establishes social justice. He establishes equality before the law. This is something we desperately lack today. We see some who possess certain rights while others possess slightly more rights, and so forth. However, Poslanik Muhammed ﷺ teaches us and leaves us with the bequest that we must always be mindful that we are equal before our Lord and that we Muslims must all be equal under the law, rights, rules, and regulations. Any form of nepotism, discrimination, or favoritism—whether political or otherwise—is truly forbidden.

The Eternal Legacy

This Farewell Sermon of Allahov Poslanik ﷺ will remain until the Day of Judgment as an eternal bequest to Muslims regarding everything the Prophet ﷺ taught, and especially the six principles we have highlighted: the sanctity of human life, property, and honor; the prohibition of killing and return to depravity; the rights of women; the importance of the Qur'an and Sunnah; the prohibition of racism and discrimination; and equality before the law. When we consider that this was proclaimed more than fourteen centuries ago on a highland called Arafat, attended by so many Muslims, and that upon this foundation the Islamic civilization was built, it speaks volumes about how vital these messages of Allahov Poslanik ﷺ are for all Muslims and for all people of the world.

May the Lord of the Worlds accept all your sacrifices. May the Lord bring us closer to Himself and to one another, for that too is, among other things, one of the messages of the sacrifice. May the Lord of the Worlds grant you all goodness in the days of sacrifice and certainly afterward. Thank you very much for being with us on this channel. Until next time. As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatu -llāhi ta'ālā wa barakātuh.

Qur'anQur'an 49:13

Topics#Oprostajna khutba (Farewell Sermon)#hajj - Ḥajjat al-Wadāʿ#ljudska čast i dostojanstvo#prava žena#zabrana ribā#rasna jednakost#pravna jednakost#Kur'an i Suneta#mir i bratstvo

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0:00 Dear friends, peace be upon you and blessed Eid al-Adha.

0:05 Yesterday was the greatest day in the Hijri year, the greatest day for Muslims, the Day of Arafah, when our pilgrims gather at Arafah, making dua to Allah the Exalted for themselves, their families, all of us together, the entire ummah, their homeland, and so on.

0:25 Today is the first day of Eid al-Adha, and I have been thinking since yesterday about the Hajj of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, especially about his stay at Arafah.

0:37 In this regard, many things could be said, but I just want to quote the farewell khutbah of Allah's Messenger, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

0:46 As is well known, Allah's Messenger, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, performed only one Hajj.

0:51 This Hajj is called Hajj al-Wada, or the farewell Hajj of Allah's Messenger, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, during which he delivered the farewell khutbah, known as khutbat al-Wada.

1:03 Scholars say that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ lived only 81 or 91 days after this khutbah, which is quite short.

1:13 Thus, after that, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ returned to the Lord of all worlds.

1:18 After 23 years of calling to Islam, after 23 years of struggle, effort, and dedication, Allah's Messenger, peace be upon him, invites people to go with him for Hajj, to perform Hajj and Umrah together, that is, the tamattu' Hajj, gathering with approximately 100,000 Muslims at that Arafah, and now at the current Arafah.

1:38 The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ delivered the most famous speech, which, it seems to me, we do not pay enough attention to.

1:51 What does the Messenger of Allah ﷺ tell us?

1:53 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in his farewell khutbah: "O people, listen carefully to what I am about to say, for I do not know if I will ever meet you at this place again.

2:10 The spilling of blood and the taking of wealth among you is forbidden, haram, just as fighting is prohibited in this sacred month, Zul-Hijjah, and in this sacred city, Makkah.

2:26 You will surely meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds: 'Did I not convey to you?

2:36 ' All forms of interest are abolished, and you have the right only to the principal of your wealth.

2:45 You must not be unjust, nor allow injustice to be done to you.

2:55 " Allah has decreed that there shall be no interest, and the interest of Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib is completely annulled.

3:06 All blood feuds originating from the time of ignorance are also annulled.

3:14 And I, here and now, annul the blood feud for Ibn Rabiah, Ibn Harithah, Ibn Abdul-Muttalib.

3:23 "O people, Satan has lost all hope of being worshipped in this land, but he will be satisfied if you obey him in other matters, in some of your actions that you do not consider important.

3:46 So beware of the devil in matters concerning your faith.

3:53 O people, you have rights over your women, just as they have rights over you.

4:04 Fear Allah and treat women kindly.

4:10 You have taken them as a trust from Allah, and your relationship is with His approval.

4:18 O people, your Lord is one and your ancestor is one.

4:24 There is no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab over an Arab, nor a white person over a black person, nor a black person over a white person, except by taqwa.

4:38 O people, understand these words of mine well: 'Did I not convey them to you?

4:45 I leave you something very clear, and if you hold onto it, you will never go astray.

4:56 I leave you Allah's Book and the sunnah of His Messenger.

5:02 O people, listen carefully and understand what I say.

5:08 Know that every Muslim is a brother to another Muslim; they are brethren.

5:18 Each of them is allowed only what his brother willingly gives him, so do not wrong yourselves.

5:31 "O Allah, have I conveyed the message?"

5:35 "The people then shouted in unison: 'Yes, you have conveyed it!'"

5:41 "After that, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'O Allah, bear witness to this.'"

5:50 "Thus, this farewell khutbah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ contains many lessons and messages, which we have summarized in 6 points."

6:03 Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ emphasizes the sanctity of human life, property, and honor.

6:12 In this khutbah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ highlights that human wealth, blood, lives, and honor are sacred and must not be violated, whether concerning Muslims or non-Muslims.

6:28 Thus, this is the first sanctity that all Muslims must uphold.

6:34 The second message of the Prophet's ﷺ farewell speech or khutbah at Arafat was the prohibition of mutual warfare, killing, and returning to decadence where people killed each other.

6:51 Thus, the goal of Islam is peace, never war, and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

7:06 explicitly speaks about the rights of women.

7:12 He wants women to be elevated to the status given by their Lord,

7:30 to have their honor protected and respected, never to be humiliated,

7:50 and for all obligations towards women commanded by the Lord to be fulfilled.

8:00 Especially when we realize this was during a time when women were

8:33 completely degraded and excluded from all social currents,

8:51 this message and testament of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ about women's rights

9:02 should be particularly important to us today.

9:28 The fourth message that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ clearly states in his farewell speech is the importance of the Quran and Sunnah.

9:38 The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ establishes social justice.

9:42 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ establishes equality before the law.

9:52 This is what we are greatly lacking today.

9:54 We have some who have certain rights, but others have a bit more rights, and so on.

10:01 However, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ teaches us and leaves us a legacy to always remember that we are equal before Allah and that we are all, in fact, Muslims, and should be equal before the law, rights, rules, regulations, and so on. Any form of nepotism, discrimination, or favoritism, whether political or otherwise, is, in fact, forbidden.

10:32 This farewell khutbah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ will remain until the Day of Judgment as a lasting legacy for Muslims on all that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught, especially the six points we highlighted, namely, the sanctity of human life, property, and honor, the prohibition of killing and returning to decadence, women's rights, the importance of the Quran and sunnah, the prohibition of racism and discrimination, and equality before the law.

11:06 If we consider that this was said over 14 centuries ago on a plateau called Arafat, attended by so many Muslims, and that based on this, Islamic civilization was built, it shows how important these messages of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ are for all Muslims and all people of the world.

11:32 May the Lord of the worlds in Kabul accept all sacrifices, may He draw us closer to Him, and may He bring us closer to one another, as this is, among other things, one of the messages of the sacrifice. May the Lord of the worlds grant you every good during the days of sacrifice and certainly after them.

11:51 Thank you very much for being with us on this channel.

11:54 Until we meet again.

11:56 Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings.

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