After completing the prayer, he delivered an eloquent sermon to them. Among the words preserved from it were:
“The sun and the moon are two of Allah’s signs. They are not eclipsed because of anyone’s death or birth. When you see this, supplicate to Allah, proclaim His greatness, pray, and give charity. O community of Muhammad, by Allah, no one has greater protective jealousy than Allah that His male or female servant should commit fornication or adultery. O community of Muhammad, by Allah, if you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much” (1).
He also said (2): “Standing here, I have seen everything you have been promised (3). Indeed, when you saw me move forward, I was about to take a cluster of grapes from Paradise. And when you saw me step back, I saw Hell, its parts crushing one another” (4).
In another wording: “I saw the Fire, and never have I seen a sight more terrifying than what I saw today (5). I saw that most of its inhabitants were women.” They asked: “Why, Messenger of Allah?” He replied: “Because of their ingratitude.” He was asked: “Do they disbelieve in Allah?” He replied: “They are ungrateful to their husbands and ungrateful for kindness. If you treated one of them kindly all your life, then she saw something in you that displeased her, she would say: ‘I have never seen any good from you’” (6).
Among his words were also: “It has been revealed to me that you will be tested in your graves with a trial like—or nearly like—the trial of the Antichrist. One of you will be approached and asked: ‘What do you know about this man?’ As for the believer—or