English Translation

Abu Amir told us, Qurrah ibn Khalid told us, from Muhammad ibn Sirin, who said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah told me, from his father - and there is a man in my mind more excellent than Abd al-Rahman, Humayd ibn Abd al-Rahman - from Abu Bakrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, delivered a sermon to us on the Day of Sacrifice, and said: "What day is this?" or he said: "Do you know what day this is?" We said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: So he fell silent until we thought he would name it by another name. Then he said: "Is this not the Day of Sacrifice?" We said: "Yes indeed." He said: "What month is this?" or he said: "Do you know what month this is?" We said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: So he fell silent until we thought he would name it by another name. He said: "Is this not Dhul-Hijjah?" We said: "Yes indeed." He said: "What land is this?" We said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: So he fell silent until we thought he would name it by another name. He said: "Is this not the sacred town?" We said: "Yes indeed." He said: "Then indeed your blood and your wealth are sacred to you, like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this town of yours, until the day you meet your Lord, Blessed and Exalted. Have I not conveyed it?" They said: "Yes." He said: "O Allah, bear witness. Let the one present convey it to the one absent, for perhaps one who is informed may retain it better than one who has heard directly. Do not revert after me to being disbelievers, striking one another's necks."