were like small pebbles hurled from the bottom of the valley. Then he set off to the sacrificial place,  where he sacrificed sixty-three camels with his hands, and asked ‘Ali to slaughter the others, a  hundred  and thirty-seven altogether. He made ‘Ali share him in Al-Hadi. A piece of meat from each slaughtered  animal was ordered to be cooked in a pot and from which both men ate, and drank the soup.
Then the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) mounted his she-camel and returned to the House  where he observed the noon prayer at Makkah and there he came upon the children of ‘Abdul Muttalib  were supplying drinking water to people at Zamzam Well. “Draw up water, children of ‘Abdul Muttalib,
I  would draw up with you if I were not afraid that people would appropriate this honour after me.” They  handed him a pail of water and he drank to his fill.
At the daytime of the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah on the Slaughtering Day (Yaum An-Nahr) The Prophet
(Peace  be upon him) delivered another speech. That was at high time morning, while he was mounting a grey  mule. ‘Ali conveyed his statements to the people, who were standing or sitting. He repeated some of  the statements that he had previously said the day before. The two Sheikh (Bukhâri and Muslim)  reported a version narrated by Abi Bakrah who said:
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) made a speech on Yaum An-Nahr (day of slaughtering) and  said:
“Time has grown similar in form and state to the time when Allâh created the heavens and  the earth. A year is twelve months. Four of which are Sacred Months (Hurum). Three of  the four months are successive. They are Dhul-Qa‘dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Al-Muharram. The  fourth Month is Rajab Mudar, which comes between Jumada and Sha‘ban.”
“What month is this month?” He asked. We said: “Allâh and His Messenger know best of  all.” He kept silent for a while till we thought he would attach to it a different appellation.
“Is it not Dhul-Hijjah?” He wondered. “Yes. It is.” We said. Then he asked, “What is this  town called?” We said: “Allâh and His Messenger know best of all.” He was silent for a  while till we thought he would give it a different name. “Is it not Al-Baldah? (i.e. the  town)” asked he. “Yes. It is.” We replied. Then he asked again, “What day is it today?” We  replied: “Allâh and His Messenger know best of all.” Then he kept silent for a while and  said wondering: “Is it not ‘An-Nahr’ (i.e. slaughtering) Day?” “Yes. It is.” Said we. Then he  said:
“(Shedding) the blood of one another and eating or taking one another’s provisions
(unwillingly) and your honour are all inviolable (Haram). It is unlawful to violate their  holiness. They must be as sacred to one another as this sacred day, in this sacred month,  in this sacred town.”
“You will go back to be resurrected (after death) to your Lord. There you will be accounted  for your deeds. So do not turn into people who go astray and kill one another.”
“Have I not delivered the Message (of my Lord)?” “Yes you have.” Said they. “O Allâh!
Bear witness! Let him that is present convey it unto him who is absent. For haply, many  people to whom the Message is conveyed may be more mindful of it than the audience,.”  said he.
In another version it is said that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) had said in that very speech:
“He whoever plunges into misfortune will certainly aggrieve himself. So let no one of you inflict  an evil upon his parents. Verily Satan has utterly despaired being worshipped in this country of  yours; but he will be obeyed at your committing trivial things you disdain. Satan will be  contented with such things.”
The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) spent At-Tashreeq Days (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-
Hijjah) in Mina performing the ritual teachings of Islam, remembering Allâh (praying), following the  ways of guidance of Ibrahim, wiping out all traces and features or polytheism. On some days of At-
Tashreeq he delivered some speeches as well. In a version to Abu Da’ûd with good reference to Sira,’  the daughter of Nabhan; she said: “The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) made us a speech at  the Ru’us (Heads) Day in which he said: “Is it not this the middle day of At-Tashreeq Days.”
His speech that day was similar to that of An-Nahr Day’s. It was made after the revelation of Surat
An-
Nasr.
On the second day of An-Nafr (i.e. Departure) — on the thirteenth of Dhul-Hijjah, the Prophet (Peace  be upon him) proceeded with An-Nafr to Mina and stayed at a high place of a mountain side at Bani
Kinanah from Al-Abtah. He spent the rest of that day and night there — where he performed the noon,