The Prophet (r) remained at the place to perform the stoning of the Jamrahs on the three
days after the Day of Sacrifice, known as Ayyam-I-Tashriq. Thereafter he departed for Madi-
nah.
When the outskirts of Madinah appeared, he raised his voice to say, “Allah is Great”, three
times and then said, “There is no god but Allah. He is One, without any partner, to him
belongs the dominion and the praise and He has power over all things. (We are) the return-
ing and the repenting and the submitting and the worshipping; God has fulfilled His promise
and helped His bondman and alone routed the confederates.” (Zad al-Ma'ad, Vol. I, p. 249)
The Prophet (r) entered Madinah in the broad daylight.THE ADDRESSES OF THE PROPHET (r)
The sermons delivered by the Prophet (r) on the Day of Arafah and on the second day of
Tashriq are presented here as both are fitting and eloquent as well as significantly instruc-
tive for all and good.
“Your blood and your property are inviolable sacredness of this day in this month in this
city of yours. Lo! Everything pertaining to the days of paganism is wrongful. And claims of
blood-vengeance belong to the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. The first claim on
blood I remit is that of ibn S’ad Rabi’a b. al-Harith who was suckled among Bani S’ad and
killed by Hudhayl.
“The usury of the days of ignorance is abolished, and the first of our usury I abolish is
that of my own uncle, ‘Abbas b. ‘Abdul Muttalib, for all it is abolished.
“Fear Allah concerning women. Verily, you have taken them under God’s security and
have made their persons lawful unto you by God’s Word. It is incumbent upon them that
they must not bring into your houses anyone whom you dislike; but if they do that then
you have authority to chastise them, yet not severely. You are responsible for providing
them with their food and clothing in a fitting manner.
“I have left among you a thing, by which, if you hold to it, you will never go astray. What
is that? It is the Book of Allah!
“And you would be asked by Allah about me so what would you say?”
The companions replied, with one voice, “We testify that you have conveyed the mes-
sage and fulfilled your mission.”
The Prophet (r) then raised his forefinger towards the sky and said thrice, “O Allah, be
witness.” (80)
The text of the other sermon, delivered by the Prophet (r), on the second day of Ta-
shriq, is as follows: