The reciter: Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to us, Abd al-Wahhab narrated to us, Ayub narrated to us from Muhammad from Ibn Abi Bakrah from Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who said:
Time has come back to its original state which it had on the day Allah created the Heavens and the Earth. The year is twelve months, four of which are sacred, three of them are in succession, namely Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul Hijja and Muharram, (the fourth being) Rajab Mudar which is between Juma'da (ath-thamj and Sha'ban. The Prophet (ﷺ) then asked, "Which month is this?" We said, "Allah and his Apostle know better." He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it by a name other than its real name. He said, "Isn't it the month of Dhul-Hijja?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Which town is this?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it t,y a name other than its real name. He said, "isn't it the town (of Mecca)?" We replied, "Yes." He said, "What day is today?" We replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it by a name other than its real name. He said, "Isn't it the day of Nahr?" We replied, "Yes." He then said, "Your blood, properties and honor are as sacred to one another as this day of yours in this town of yours in this month of yours. You will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not go astray after me by cutting the necks of each other. It is incumbent upon those who are present to convey this message to those who are absent, for some of those to whom it is conveyed may comprehend it better than some of those who have heard it directly." (Muhammad, the sub-narrator, on mentioning this used to say: The Prophet then said, "No doubt! Haven't I delivered (Allah's) Message (to you)? Haven't I delivered Allah's message (to you)?"
إن الزمان قد استدار كهيئته يوم خلق الله السموات والأرض السنة اثنا عشر شهراً منها أربعة حرم ثلاث متواليات ذو القعدة وذو الحجة والمحرم ورجب مضر الذي بين جمادى وشعبان أي شهر هذا قلنا الله ورسوله أعلم فسكت حتى ظننا أنه سيسميه بغير اسمه قال : أليس ذا الحجة ، قلنا بلى قال : أي بلد هذا قلنا الله ورسوله أعلم فسكت حتى ظننا أنه سيسميه بغير اسمه قال : أليس البلدة قلنا بلى قال : فأي يوم هذا قلنا الله ورسوله أعلم فسكت حتى ظننا أنه سيسميه بغير اسمه قال : أليس يوم النحر قلنا بلى قال فإن دماءكم وأموالكم _ قال محمد وأحسبه قال _ وأعراضكم عليكم حرام كحرمة يومكم هذا في بلدكم هذا في شهركم هذا وستلقون ربكم فيسألكم عن أعمالكم ألا فلا ترجعوا بعدي ضلالاً يضرب بعضكم رقاب بعض ألا ليبلغ الشاهد الغائب فلعل بعض من يبلغه أن يكون أوعى له من بعض من سمعه وكان محمد إذا ذكره قال صدق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم قال : ألا هل بلغت ألا هل بلغت ، مرتين .
