raises them to his Lord. In the well-known hadith in Sahīh Muslim, transmitted by Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad from his father, from Jābir, describing the Farewell Pilgrimage—the well-known lengthy hadith, the fullest account transmitted concerning that pilgrimage—Jābir said:

“When the Day of Tarwiyah came, they set out for Minā and entered the state of consecration for Hajj. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) rode there and led the noon, afternoon, sunset, night, and dawn prayers. He then remained a little while until the sun rose. He ordered that al-Qaswā be saddled for him, then came to the valley floor and addressed the people, saying: ‘Your blood and your property are inviolable among you, as inviolable as this day of yours, in this month of yours, in