Virtues of the Day of Arafat There are numerous virtues claimed for the 9th of Dhu ’l-Hijjah which is known as yawm al-‘Arafat. This is the day where the pilgrims assemble on the plain of ‘Arafat to complete one of the essential rituals of the Hajj. It is claimed that this is the day the religion was perfected and the blessings of Allah were complete. The following verse was revealed to Muhammad on the day of ‘Arafat:Allah says: “Today, I have perfected your religion for you, and have completed My blessing upon you, and chosen Islam as Dīn (religion and a way of life) for you”. (Al Maidah: V3) The completion of Allah’s blessing refers to forgiveness for ones sins by Allah, as without it the blessings of Allah cannot be complete. This brings to light the importance of being forgiven by Allah. Fasting on Arafat day is an expiation for sins committed the year before and the year after: ﺎﻨﺛﺪﺣ ﺪﻤﺣﺃ ﻦﺑ ﺓﺪﺒﻋ ﺎﻧﺄﺒﻧﺃ ﺩﺎﻤﺣ ﻦﺑ ﺪﻳﺯ ﺎﻨﺛﺪﺣ ﻥﻼﻴﻏ ﻦﺑ ﺮﻳﺮﺟ ﻦﻋ ﺪﺒﻋ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻦﺑ ﺪﺒﻌﻣ ﻲﻧﺎﻣﺰﻟﺍ ﻦﻋ ﻲﺑﺃ ﺓﺩﺎﺘﻗ ﻝﺎﻗ ﻝﺎﻗ ﻝﻮﺳﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﻠﺻ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ﻡﺎﻴﺻ ﻡﻮﻳ ﺔﻓﺮﻋ ﻲﻧﺇ ﺐﺴﺘﺣﺃ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻥﺃ ﺮﻔﻜﻳ ﺔﻨﺴﻟﺍ ﻲﺘﻟﺍ ﻪﻠﺒﻗ ﻲﺘﻟﺍﻭ ﻩﺪﻌﺑ Abu Qatadah is reported to have said that Muhammad said: Fasting on the day of Arafat is an expiation (of sins) for two years, the year preceding it and the year following it. (Reported by Ibn Majah) [3] Occurrence in Hadith Literature Abu Qatada al-Ansari reported that Muhammad was asked about his fasting. He was asked about perpetual fasting, whereupon he said: He neither fasted nor did he break it, or he did not fast and he did not break it. He was then asked about fasting for two days and breaking one day. He (Muhammad) said: And who has strength enough to do it? He was asked about fasting for a day and breaking for two days, whereupon he said: May Allah bestow upon us strength to do it. He was then asked about fasting for a day and breaking on the other, whereupon he said: That is the fasting of my brother David. He was then asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: It was the day on which I was born. on which I was commissioned with prophethood or revelation was sent to me, (and he further) said: Three days fasting every month and of the whole of Ramadan every year is a perpetual fast. He was asked about fasting on the day of Arafa (9th of DhuI-Hijja), whereupon he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year. He was asked about fasting on the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram), whereupon he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year. There is no day on which Allaah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafaah. He comes close and expresses His pride to the angels, saying, What do these people want? please lets try all our possible best to fast on the day of Arafat I.e tomorrow, May He. (swt) accept it as an act of ibahdat from every one of us!!!!!
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:29:01 +0000
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