The Prophet, after praising and thanking Allah Most High in his sermon at Arafat, said:

"O people! Listen to me. Perhaps after this year, I may not meet you here again. I trample under my feet all the customs of ignorance from before Islam.

An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab, nor does a non-Arab have any superiority over an Arab. All people are from Adam, and Adam is from dust.

O people! Listen to my words and understand! Every Muslim is a brother to every other Muslim. All believers are brothers. It is not lawful for anyone to take the property of his brother except with his willing consent. Do not wrong yourselves.

As for slaves; feed them from what you eat and clothe them from what you wear. They are servants of Allah and are not to be treated harshly.

All claims of blood vengeance are abolished. These are false and baseless things. All forms of usury (riba) are abolished. The first usury I abolish is that of my uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Your capital belongs to you; do not oppress and do not be oppressed. Debtors will return only the principal to the creditors.

O people! You have certain rights over your women, and they have rights over you. Treat them well. Show kindness to your wives. You have taken them as a trust from Allah; they are lawful to you by Allah’s covenant.

O people! Until you meet your Lord, just as this day is sacred, this month is sacred, and this city is sacred, so too are your lives and your property sacred to one another. The blood and property of each of you is forbidden to the other. On the Day of Judgment, you will stand before your Lord, and He will question you about your deeds. Do not, after me, turn back to disbelief, striking each other's necks. Whoever holds a trust must return it to its rightful owner.

O people! I am leaving you with something; as long as you hold fast to it, you will never go astray: the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger.

O people! It is not permissible for a woman to give anything from her husband’s property to anyone without his permission. Debts must be repaid; rented goods must be returned; gifts should be reciprocated. Whoever stands as a guarantor for another, bears the responsibility of that guarantee.

O people! Satan has lost hope of being worshipped in your land, but he is pleased with your committing lesser sins which you consider insignificant. Beware of him in your religion. Beware of excess and extremism; the destruction of previous nations was due to their excess in religion. With Allah, the number of months is twelve; four of them are sacred months.

Every murderer is responsible for his own crime. No child bears the guilt of his father, nor does any father bear the guilt of his child. Even if the leader who guides the Muslims is a black slave with a mutilated nose, obey him. Obey my commands so that you may enter Paradise.

Let those present convey my words to those who are absent. It may be that some who are absent will remember them better than those present."

Then he asked, "Have I conveyed (the message)?" All those present replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" Upon this, he said, "Bear witness, O Lord!"