Share The day of ‘Arafah precedesYawm An-Nahr)the Day of Sacrifice(, and involves standing before, and supplicating and repenting to Allaah.Tawaaf)circumambulation of theKa’bah( after standing on ‘Arafaatis called ‘the VisitingTawaaf’because, having been purified of their sins, Allaah The Almighty permitted the people to visit His House on the Day of Sacrifice.
This day has been honoured by the fact that Allaah swore by it in His Book, as He Says )what means(:}“By the dawn. And )by( ten nights. And )by( the night when it passes.”{]Quran, 89: 1-3[The day of‘Arafahis the day on which Allaah took the covenant from the children of Aadam and they testified to His Oneness.Ibn ‘Abbaasnarrated that the Prophet,, said:“Allaah took the covenant from children of Adam on the day of ‘Arafah, and He brought forth from their loins their descendants and then scattered them and spoke to them asking: “Am I not your Lord?””]Quran, 7: 172[ ]Ahmad[
If the day of ‘Arafah coincides with Friday then it will have extra virtue for several reasons:
·The best two days are combined.
·There is an hour onJum’uahduring which supplications are definitely accepted. Naturally, the people on ‘Arafaat would certainly be supplicating at that hour.
·The size of the congregation would be increased, because the gathering of people for on ‘Arafaat would coincide with that of those around the world who come to attend theJumu’ahsermon. This means having a greater number of people supplicating simultaneously.
·Joining the two days of ‘EedsinceJumu’ahis the weekly ‘Eedand ‘Arafaatis like ‘Eedfor those who are there )due to the gathering of the people, the descent of the mercy of Allaah The Almighty and the joy of the pilgrims(.
·Joining theShaahid )Jumu’ah(and theMash-hood )‘Arafaat(.Abu Hurayrah,narrated that the Prophet,, said regarding the Saying of Allaah The Almighty )which means(:}“And by the witnessing day )Shaahid( and the witnessed day )Mush-hood(”{]Quran, 85: 3[that,“‘Shaahid’ is Jumu’ah, and ‘Mash-hood’ is‘Arafaat.”)Ibn Al-Qayyim(.
·This occurred when the Prophet,, performed hisHajj.
·It coincides with the day when Allaah perfected His religion for His believing slaves and completed His favor upon them. This is proved by a narration inSaheeh al-Bukhaari, which was affirmed by ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaabwho said:"I know the day which it ]Quran, 5: 3[ was revealed, and the place in which it was revealed. It was revealed to the Messenger of Allaah )peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him( in ‘Arafah, on a Friday, when we were standing with him in ‘Arafah."
Making up for shortcomings during the Hajj:
The people who are unable to performHajj, and miss standing on ‘Arafaatshouldfulfil all the other rights of Allaah The Almighty, and those who could not spend the night in Muzdalifah should pledge to obey Allaah The Almighty in all other matters.
Other than this, those who could not slaughter their sacrificial animals should give up their whims and desires, and those who could not reach the House of Allaah should supplicate to Allaah The Almighty, Who is nearer )in knowledge( than one’s jugular vein. Allaah The Almighty legislated righteous acts for those who could not make it to ‘Arafaat, such as fasting on that day. Abu Qataadah narrated that the Prophet,, said:“Fasting it )‘Arafaat( expiates the sins of the previous and the coming year.”]Muslim[One can fast that day alone, even if it means singling out Friday for fasting.
Fasting the days of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth ofThul-Hijjahis prohibited, except for those who cannot sacrifice. Ibn ‘Umarsaid,“No permission was given to fast these days except for those who could not afford the sacrifice.”]Al-Bukhaari[ The majority of scholars have said,“This ruling applies to those in Hajj and others.”
Moreover, it is aSunnah)Prophetic tradition( to reciteTakbeer)say “Allaahu Akbar”(on these days, particularly after the obligatorySalah)prayer( starting withFajr)dawn prayer( of the day of‘Arafahfor those who are not performingHajj, andThuhr)afternoon prayer( of the day of sacrifice for those performing theHajj; both continue until the last day )the thirteenth(.
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