March 632 CEmajor

The Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada')

حجة الوداع

Map: Mecca and surrounding sacred sites (21.4225, 39.8262)

The Prophet ﷺ performed his only Hajj, with over 100,000 Muslims joining him. He taught every ritual of Hajj by example, saying: 'Take your Hajj rites from me, for I may not perform Hajj after this.' He entered ihram at Dhul-Hulayfah, performed tawaf and sa'i, stood at Arafat on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, stayed at Muzdalifah, and completed the rites at Mina. This pilgrimage established the Hajj rituals practiced by Muslims to this day.

Sources

  • Sahih Muslim
  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • Sunan Abu Dawud
  • Musnad Ahmad