Page 219 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

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not turn apostate after me, striking at the necks of one
another.
O People,
No prophet or messenger will come after me and no new
faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and
understand words which I convey to you. I am leaving you
with the Book of Allah and my Sunnah, if you follow them
you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to oth-
ers and those to others again; and may the last ones
understand my words better than those who listen to me
directly. Be my witness O Allah, that I have conveyed your
message to your people.
Toward the end of his sermon, the Messenger of Allah (saas)
asked his listeners:
“O people, have I faithfully delivered unto you my mes-
sage?” A powerful murmur of assents “O Allah! Yes!” arose
from thousands of pilgrims and the vibrant words
“Allahumma Na`m,” rolled like thunder throughout the val-

ley. The Prophet (saas) raised his forefinger and said: “O
Allah, bear witness that I have conveyed Your message to
Your people.”
The Messenger of Allah (saas) stood for waqfah until the sun
set. Right when he was about to come down from the mount,
the third ayah of Surat al-Ma’ida was revealed. Later, mounting
his camel, set off for Muzdalifah. Here he joined the maghrib
and isha’ prayers with one adhan and two iqamahs. After pray-
ing, he rested. In the morning, he prayed fajr in congregation
and, after the dawn had truly broken, went to the jamrat al-
`aqabah. After stoning satan, he went to Mina and gave his sec-

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