So he -asws stood addressing...

So he -asws stood addressing, and he -asws praised Allah -azwj and Extolled upon Him -azwj and sent Salawat upon Rasool-Allah -saww , and he -asws mentioned what Allah -azwj had Favoured with upon His -azwj Prophet -saww and upon him -asws , then said: ‘Had it not been for a Verse from the Book of Allah -azwj , I -asws would not mention what I -asws am mentioning it in this place of mine. Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying: And as for the Favour of your Lord, so do announce (it) [93:11] .

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى نِعَمِكَ الَّتِي لَا تُحْصَى وَ فَضْلِكَ الَّذِي لَا يُنْسَى أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي مَا بَلَغَنِي وَ إِنِّي أَرَانِي قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ أَجَلِي وَ كَأَنِّي بِكُمْ وَ قَدْ جَهِلْتُمْ أَمْرِي وَ إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمْ مَا تَرَكَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ عِتْرَتِي وَ هِيَ عِتْرَةُ الْهَادِي إِلَى النَّجَاةِ خَاتَمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ سَيِّدِ النُّجَبَاءِ وَ النَّبِيِّ الْمُصْطَفَى O Allah -azwj !

For You -azwj is the Praise upon Your -azwj Favours which cannot be counted, and Your -azwj Grace which cannot be forgotten. O you people!

It has reached me (news) what has reached me, and I -asws see that (the end of) my -asws term is nearer, and it is as if I -asws am with you all and you have been ignorant of my -asws life-span; and I -asws hereby leave among you all what Rasool-Allah -saww had left – the Book of Allah -azwj and my -asws descendants, and it is the offspring of the Guidance to the salvation, the Seal of the Prophets -as and the Chief of the excellent ones, and the Chosen Prophet -saww ’.

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَعَلَّكُمْ لَا تَسْمَعُونَ قَائِلًا يَقُولُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِي بَعْدِي إِلَّا مُفْتَرٍ أَنَا أَخُو رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنُ عَمِّهِ وَ سَيْفُ نَقِمَتِهِ وَ عِمَادُ نُصْرَتِهِ وَ بَأْسُهُ وَ شِدَّتُهُ أَنَا رَحَى جَهَنَّمَ الدَّائِرَةُ وَ أَضْرَاسُهَا الطَّاحِنَةُ أَنَا مُوتِمُ الْبَنِينَ وَ الْبَنَاتِ وَ قَابِضُ الْأَرْوَاحِ وَ بَأْسُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَرُدُّهُ عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ O you people!

You will not be hearing a speaker saying the like of my -asws speech after me -asws , except for a forger. I -asws am the brother -asws of Rasool-Allah -saww , and a son -asws of his -saww uncle -asws , and a sword of His -azwj Wrath, and a pillar of His -azwj Triumph, and His -azwj Strength and His -azwj Severity. I -asws am a millstone circling Hell, and am its grinding molars.

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