It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when it was the day of the Farewell Hajj, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted his she-camel, then stood and said: "Do you know what day this is?" We remained silent, thinking that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would call it by a name other than its own. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is it not the Day of Sacrifice?" We said: Certainly, O Messenger of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know what month this is?" We remained silent, thinking that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would call it by a name other than its own. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is it not Dhu al-Hijjah?" We said: Certainly, O Messenger of Allah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you know what city this is?" We remained silent until we thought that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would call it by a name other than its own. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is it not the (Sacred) City?" We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, your wealth, your honour and your blood are sacred among you, just like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this city and in this month. Listen! Let the one who is present convey it to the one who is absent." He said this twice. "For perhaps the one to whom it is conveyed retains it better than the one who heard it." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned on his she-camel towards a small flock of sheep and began distributing them, one sheep between two men and one sheep among three.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب العارية / 11495