Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 419
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa. Sa. Sa sa. The Holy Prophet recited this verse in the valley of Muzdalifah, where the pilgrims had assembled. Returning from Muzdalifah, the Holy. Prophet stopped at Mina. It was the eleventh day of the month of Dhul. Hijjah. The Holy Prophet" while sitting on his camel, facing a large gathering of Muslims and delivered an address in loud voice, famed in sa sa history as the farewell address of the Holy Prophet". Rabi'ah ibn Umayyah ibn Khalaf repeated the sermon after him sentence by sentence. . The Farewell Address sa. In the course of the address the Holy Prophet said: "O men, lend me an attentive ear. For I know not whether I will stand before you again in this valley and address you as I address you now. Your lives and your possessions have been made immune by God to attacks by one another until the Day of Judgement. God has appointed for every one a share in the inheritance. No 'Will' shall now be admitted which is prejudicial to the interests of a rightful heir. A child born in any house will be regarded as the child of the father in that house. Whoever contests the parentage of this child will be liable to punishment under the. Law of Islam. Anyone who attributes his birth to some one else's father, or falsely claims someone to be his master, God, His angels and the whole of mankind will curse him. . O men, you have some rights against your wives, but your wives also have some rights against you. Your right against them is that they should live chaste lives, and not adopt ways which may bring disgrace to the husband in the sight of his people. If your wives do not live up to this, then you have the right to punish them. You can punish them after due inquiry has been made by a competent authority, and your right to punish has been established. Even so, punishment in such a case must not be severe. But if your wives do not do such things, and their behavior is not such as would bring disgrace to their husbands, then your duty is to provide for them food and garments and shelter, according to 419