771 – On the authority of Abū Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him): the Prophet ﷺ said in his sermon on the Day of Sacrifice at Minā, “Indeed, your blood, your wealth, and your honor are sacred to you, as sacred as this very day of yours, in this month of yours, in this land of yours.” Agreed upon. (1)
— Vocabulary of the ḥadīth —
• inna dimāʾakum (indeed, your blood): an ellipsis is intended; i.e., the shedding of your blood—likewise, the taking of your wealth and the violation of your honor.
• ka-ḥurmati (like the sanctity of): the verb ḥarama means “to forbid”; ḥurmah has several senses. Here it denotes that whose violation is strictly unlawful in the Sacred Law.
• yawmukum hādhā (this day of yours): the Feast of Sacrifice, the tenth of Dhū l-Ḥijjah.
• fī shahrikum hādhā (in this month of yours): the month of Dhū l-Ḥijjah.
• fī baladikum hādhā (in this land of yours): Minā, part of the sacred precinct on the outskirts of Mecca.
— Points drawn from the ḥadīth —
1 – During the Farewell Pilgrimage the Prophet ﷺ was accompanied by a large number of Muslims, seeking the blessing of his company and to learn the rulings of the rites from him.
2 – He used those vast gatherings to exhort and remind the people so that those present might convey the message to those absent. Accordingly, he delivered sermons in ʿArafāt and in Minā, containing concise yet comprehensive words that set forth the fundamentals of rulings and the principles of the religion. Among what he said was:
3 – “Your blood and your wealth are inviolable among you, just as the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month of yours…"