عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطَبَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ. أَىُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا. قَالُوا يَوْمٌ حَرَامٌ. قَالَ فَأَىُّ بَلَدٍ هَذَا. قَالُوا بَلَدٌ حَرَامٌ. قَالَ فَأَىُّ شَهْرٍ هَذَا. قَالُوا شَهْرٌ حَرَامٌ. قَالَ فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا. فَأَعَادَهَا مِرَارًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ. قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَوَصِيَّتُهُ إِلَى أُمَّتِهِ ـ فَلْيُبْلِغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ.
Hazrat Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (sa) addressed the people on the Day of Nahr [the day of sacrifice] and said, “O people, what day is this?” They replied, “A sacred day.” He said, “What city is this?” They replied, “A sacred city.” He said, “What month is this?” They replied, “A sacred month.” He said, “Indeed, your blood, your wealth and your honour are inviolable among you, just as this day of yours is sacred, in this town of yours, in this month of yours.” He repeated this several times. Then he raised his head and said, “O Allah, have I conveyed? O Allah, have I conveyed?”
Hazrat Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) said, “By the One in Whose hand is my life, this was indeed his parting counsel to his Ummah: ‘Let the one who is present convey it to the one who is absent. Do not turn back after me as disbelievers, striking one another’s necks.’”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-hajj, Bab al-khutbati ayyama mina, Hadith 1739)