Fasting on the Day of Arafat: sins forgiven for two years. It is one of the most important days in the Islamic calendar. The virtues and blessings of this day are immense. There is no other day like it and millions of Muslims turn to Allah on this day. It is the Day of Arafat; Friday 4th of October 2014. Many Muslims around the whole world will be fasting this day, in search of forgiveness and the Forgiveness and Mercy of Allah is amazing. Fasting on this day is expiation for two years of sin. So I encourage all Muslims to fast on this day. We are surely in need of much forgiveness and how can we do without this amazing day that Allah Has Given us? VIRTUES OF THE DAY OF ARAFAT It is the day on which the religion was perfected and Allaahs Favour was completed. Fasting on the Day of Arafah The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah (the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar) is the Day ofArafah. It is the day when pilgrims stand on the plain of Arafah to pray. On this day, Muslims all over the world who do not witness the annual Hajj should spend the day in fasting, in preparation for the three days festivity following Eid ul-Adha(the celebration marking the end of the Hajj commemorating the Prophet Ibrahims willingness of sacrifice). Abu Hafsah,may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet,upon whom be peace, said: Fasting on the Day of Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year, and fasting on Ashura, (the tenth day of Muharram) atones for the sins of previous years.[Reported by all except al-Bukhari and at-Tirmidhi] In another saying the Prophets wife Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: Four things the Messenger of Allâh never neglected: Observing fast on the day ofAshura,Arafat, three days every month, and offering fajr sunnah prayers early in the morning.[Muslim] These statements are proof that fasting on the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah, the day before Eid ul-Adha was a life long practice of the Prophet, peace be upon him, as his wife reported. There are some reports that fasting is prohibited on the Day ofArafah. However, it must be understood that this refers to a person performing theHajj. If a person is on theHajj, there is no fast for him or her on the day ofArafah. That is undoubtedly a blessing for him because of the hardships of the pilgrimage. In a saying reported by Umm al-Fadl, may Allah be pleased with her, she said: The companions doubted whether the Prophet was fasting onArafah or not. She decided to prove to them that he was not, so she said, I sent to him milk, which he drank while he was delivering thekhutbah (sermon) onArafah. [Recorded by al-Bukhari] Prohibiting the pilgrims from fasting on these days is a great mercy for them, for fasting will exert undue hardship on the person performing theHajj, while they are primarily concerned with their pilgrimage. Above all, the pilgrim would not be fasting anyway because he is travelling.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 05:44:28 +0000
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