Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon at Mina during the Farewell Pilgrimage and said: "Tell me, what day is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent for so long that we thought he might give it another name. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Is it not the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr)?" We replied, "Yes, indeed." Then he said, "What month is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent for so long that we thought he might give it another name. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Is it not the month of Dhu al-Hijjah?" We replied, "Yes, indeed." Then he said, "What city is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent as before, then said, "Is it not the Sacred City (Makkah)?" We replied, "Yes, indeed." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Your lives, your wealth, and your honor are as sacred to each other as the sanctity of this day, in this month, in this city. Soon you will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not go astray after me, striking the necks of one another. Have I conveyed the message of Allah?" Let those who are present convey this message to those who are absent, for sometimes the one to whom the message is conveyed may preserve it better than the one who heard it." The narrator says that this is what happened. On the day when Jariyah bin Qudamah burned Ibn Hazrami in the fire, they approached Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said, "Here is Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him)." The narrator says that Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "If these people come to me, I would not attack them even with a stick."