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A proclamation, a notification, from Allahu ta’ālā and His Messenger (rasūl) to mankind on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage, the Day of Sacrifice (yawm al-nahr), that Allahu ta’ālā is free from obligation to the idolaters, and their pacts, and [so is] His Messenger (rasūl), also free from obligation: in that same year, year 9 [of the Hijra], the Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" sent forth 'Alī, who proclaimed these verses on the Day of Sacrifice at Minā, and also [he proclaimed] that after this year no idolater will [be allowed to] make pilgrimage or circumambulate the House naked, as reported by al-Bukhārī. So, if you repent, of unbelief, it will be better for you; but if you turn away, from belief, then know that you cannot escape Allahu ta’ālā. And give tidings to - inform - those who disbelieve of a painful chastisement, namely, [of] slaughter or capture in this world, and of [punishment in] the Fire in the Hereafter.