O people, move on in the middle of the day, for I am moving on in the middle of the day. So the people moved on in the middle of the day. Then he said: O people, I shall tell you a hadith of which I have not spoken since I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until this day. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said: ʿGuarding the border for one day for the sake of Allah is better than a thousand other days, so let a man guard the border as much as he wants.ʿ Have I conveyed the message to you? They said: Yes. He said. O Allah, bear witness.  

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَجِّرُوا فَإِنِّي مُهَجِّرٌ فَهَجَّرَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رِبَاطَ يَوْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ مِمَّا سِوَاهُ فَلْيُرَابِطِ امْرُؤٌ حَيْثُ شَاءَ هَلْبَلَّغْتُكُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ اللهُمَّ اشْهَدْ