[Machine] I performed Hajj with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the Farewell Hajj. I saw Bilal and Usama, with Bilal leading his mount by the reins and the other raising his garment as a shield against the heat until he threw the jamarat Al-Aqaba (pebbles at the Devil). Then he turned around, placing his garment under his right armpit and over his left shoulder. I saw on the underside of his right shoulder a mark resembling the shape of a bracelet. He stood among the people and delivered a long speech, part of which was that "I have appointed a black Abyssinian named Bilal as leader over you. He will lead you with the Book of Allah, so listen to him and obey him."
حَجَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ فَرَأَيْتُ بِلَالًا وَأُسَامَةَ وَبِلَالٌ يَقُودُ بِخِطَامِ رَاحِلَتِهِ وَالآخَرُ رَافِعًا ثَوْبَهُ سُتْرَةً بِهِ مِنَ الْحَرِّ حَتَّى رَمَى جَمْرَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَقَدْ جَعَلَ ثَوْبَهُ تَحْتَ إِبْطِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ الْأَيْسَرِ فَرَأَيْتُ تَحْتَ عُرْصُوفِ كَتِفِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ كَهَيْأَةِ جَمْعٍ فَوَقَفَ لِلنَّاسِ فَقَالَ قَوْلًا كَثِيرًا فَكَانَ مِمَّا يَقُولُ إِنْ «أُمِّرَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيٌّ أَسْوَدُ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَاسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا»