“There is no God but Allah, the One; He fulfilled His promise and granted victory to His bondsman (Muhammad PBUH), and He alone routed the confederates (of the enemies of Islam). O’ People! Listen to my words, for I do not know whether we shall ever meet again and perform Hajj after this year.

1.O’ Ye people! Allah says, ‘O’ people We created you from one male and one female and made you into tribes and nations, so as to be known to one another. Verily in the sight of Allah, the most honoured amongst you is the one who is most God-fearing.’

2. There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab and for a non-Arab over an Arab, nor for the white over the black nor for the black over the white except in God-consciousness.

3.All mankind is the progeny of Adam and Adam was fashioned out of clay.

4.Behold; every claim of privilege whether that of blood or property, is under my heels except that of the custody of the Kaaba and supplying of water to the pilgrims, O’ people of Quraish, don’t appear (on the Day of Judgment) with the burden of this world around your necks, whereas other people may appear (before the Lord) with the rewards of the hereafter. In that case I shall avail you naught against Allah.

5.O people of Quraish! Allah has put an end to your conceit and there is no room for you to be proud of the accomplishments of your forefathers.

6.O’ people! Verily your blood, your property and your honor are sacred and inviolable until you appear before your Lord, as the sacred inviolability of this day of yours, this month of yours and this very town (of yours). Verily you will soon meet your Lord and you will be held answerable for your actions.

7.Take heed not to go astray after me and strike one another’s necks.

8.He who (amongst you) has any trust with him, he must return it to its owner.

9.Every Muslim is the brother of every other Muslim, and all the Muslims form one brotherhood.

10.And your slaves; see that you feed them with such food as you eat yourselves, and clothe them with the clothes that you yourselves wear.

11.Behold! All practice of the days of ignorance are now under my feet. The blood revenges of the days of ignorance are remitted. The first claim on blood I abolish is that of Ibn Rabiah bin Harith who was nursed in the tribe of Sa’ad and whom the Hudhayls killed.

12.All interest and usurious dues accruing from the times of ignorance stand wiped out. And the first amount of interest that I remit is that which Abbas ibn Abd Al Muttalib had to receive. Verily it is remitted entirely.

13.O’ people! Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, has ordained to every one his due share (of inheritance). Hence there is no need (of special) testament for an heir (departing from the rules laid down by the Shariah).

14.He who attributes his ancestry to other than his father or claims his clientship to other than his master, the curse of Allah is upon him.

15.All debts must be repaid, all borrowed property must be returned, gifts should be reciprocated and a surety must make good the loss to the assured.

16.Nothing of his brother is lawful for a Muslim except what he himself gives willingly. So do not wrong yourselves.

17.Behold! It is not permissible for a woman to give anything from the wealth of her husband to anyone but with his consent.

18.O’ people! Verily you have got certain rights over your women and your women have certain rights over you. It is your right upon them to honour their conjugal rights, and not to commit acts of impropriety, which if they do, you are authorized by Allah to separate them from your beds and chastise them, but not severely, and if they refrain, then clothe and feed them properly.

19.Treat the women kindly, since they are your helpers and not in a position to manage their affairs themselves. Fear Allah concerning women, for verily you have taken them on the security of Allah and have made their persons lawful unto you by words of Allah.

20.Verily I have left amongst you that which will never lead you astray, the Book of Allah, which if you hold fast you shall never go astray.

21.And beware of transgressing the limits set in the matters of religion, for it is transgression of (the proper bounds of) religion that brought destruction to many people before you.

22.Verily, the Satan is disappointed at ever being worshipped in this land of yours, but he will be pleased by obedience in anything (short of worship that is) in matters you may be disposed to think insignificant, so beware of him in your matters of religion.

23.Behold! Worship your Lord; offer prayers five times a day; observe fast in the month of Ramazan; pay readily the Zakat (poor due) on your property; and perform pilgrimage to the House of God and obey your rulers and you will be admitted to the Paradise of your Lord.

24.Beware! No one committing a crime is responsible for it but himself. Neither the son is responsible for the crime of his father, nor is the father responsible for the crime of his son.

25.Let him that is present, convey it unto him who is absent, for many people to whom the message is conveyed may be more mindful of it than the audience.

And if you were asked about me, what would you say? People answered, ‘We bear witness that you have conveyed the trust (of religion) and discharged your ministry of Prophethood and looked to our welfare.’ Thereupon Allah’s Messenger lifted His forefinger towards the sky and then pointing towards people said: “Be my witness O Allah, Be my witness O Allah, Be my witness O Allah that I have conveyed your message to your people.”