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{{Short description|Day 9 of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar}}
{{Short description|Day 9 of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox holiday |
{{Infobox holiday
|holiday_name=Day of Arafah
| holiday_name = Day of Arafah
|official_name={{lang|ar|يوم عرفة}}
| official_name = {{lang|ar|يوم عرفة}}
|image=Pilgrims cover Arafat's roads, plains and mountain - Flickr - Al Jazeera English.jpg
| image = Pilgrims cover Arafat's roads, plains and mountain - Flickr - Al Jazeera English.jpg
|caption=Pilgrims at [[Mount Arafah]] in [[Mecca]]
| caption = Pilgrims at [[Mount Arafah]] in [[Mecca]]
|nickname=The Day of Repentance and Acceptance of Supplications
| nickname = The Day of Repentance and Acceptance of Supplications
|date = 9 [[Dhu al-Hijjah]]
| date = 9 [[Dhu al-Hijjah]]
|date2019 = 10 August<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1534151/saudi-arabia|title=First day of Hajj confirmed as Aug. 9|date=2019-08-01|website=Arab News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/eid-al-adha-2016-what-11862345|title=When is the Day of Arafah 2019 before the Eid al-Adha celebrations?|last=Bentley|first=David|date=2019-08-09|website=[[Birmingham Mail]]|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>
| date2019 = 10 August<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1534151/saudi-arabia|title=First day of Hajj confirmed as Aug. 9|date=2019-08-01|website=Arab News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/eid-al-adha-2016-what-11862345|title=When is the Day of Arafah 2019 before the Eid al-Adha celebrations?|last=Bentley|first=David|date=2019-08-09|website=[[Birmingham Mail]]|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>
|date2021 = 19 July<ref>{{cite web |work=Birmingham Mail |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/day-arafah-2021-what-mean-21041480 |title=Eid ul Adha 2021 – when is the Day of Arafah and what does it mean? |date=16 July 2021}}</ref>
| date2021 = 19 July<ref>{{cite web |work=Birmingham Mail |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/day-arafah-2021-what-mean-21041480 |title=Eid ul Adha 2021 – when is the Day of Arafah and what does it mean? |date=16 July 2021}}</ref>
| date2024 =15 June
|date2022 = 8 July<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.islamicfinder.org/special-islamic-days/eid-al-adha-2022/ |website=Islamic Finder | title=Eid al Adha 2022 |access-date=2022-06-11}}</ref>
|frequency = once every Islamic year
| frequency = once every Islamic year
|observances = [[salat|Prayer]], [[fasting]], [[repentance]]
| observances = [[salat|Prayer]], [[fasting]], [[repentance]]
|type = Islamic
| type = Islamic
|significance = Commemoration of [[Muhammad]]'s [[Farewell Sermon]] and completion of the message of Islam. Second day of the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage. Muslims who did not go to Hajj fast to repent for their sins.
| significance = Commemoration of [[Muhammad]]'s [[Farewell Sermon]] and completion of the message of Islam. Second day of the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage. Muslims who did not go to Hajj fast to repent for their sins.
|relatedto = [[Eid ul-Adha]], the major Islamic festival, which occurs the day after the Day of Arafah.
| relatedto = [[Eid ul-Adha]], the major Islamic festival, which occurs the day after the Day of Arafah.
}}
}}
{{Islam}}
{{Islam}}


The '''Day of Arafah''' ({{lang-ar|يوم عرفة|Yawm 'Arafah}}) is an [[Islamic holiday]] that falls on the 9th day of [[Dhu al-Hijjah]] of the lunar [[Islamic Calendar]].<ref name="Sheikho">{{cite book|last1=Sheikho|first1=Mohammad Amin|title=Pilgrimage Hajj: The Fifth High Grade of Al-Taqwa: Volume 5|date=1783|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=978-1482783247|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2PcFIf3nxL8C&q=Day+of+Arafah&pg=PA57}}</ref> It is the second day of both the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage and the Islamic holiday of [[Eid al-Adha]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bentley|first1=David|title=Eid al-Adha 2016 – What is the Day of Arafah before the Eid celebrations and why is it so important?|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/eid-al-adha-2016-what-11862345|access-date=11 September 2016|publisher=birminghammail.co.uk}}</ref> At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called [[Mount Arafat]] and the Plain of Arafat. It was from this site that the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] gave [[Farewell Sermon|one of his last sermons]] in the final year of his life. Some Muslims hold that part of the Quranic verse announcing that the religion of [[Islam]] had been perfected was revealed on this day.<ref name=Long19/>
The '''Day of Arafah''' ({{lang-ar|يوم عرفة|Yawm 'Arafah}}) is an [[Islamic holiday]] that falls on the ninth day of [[Dhu al-Hijjah]] of the lunar [[Islamic Calendar]].<ref name="Sheikho">{{cite book|last1=Sheikho|first1=Mohammad Amin|title=Pilgrimage Hajj: The Fifth High Grade of Al-Taqwa: Volume 5|date=1783|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=978-1-4827-8324-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2PcFIf3nxL8C&q=Day+of+Arafah&pg=PA57}}</ref> It is the second day of the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of [[Eid al-Adha]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bentley|first1=David|title=Eid al-Adha 2016 – What is the Day of Arafah before the Eid celebrations and why is it so important?|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/eid-al-adha-2016-what-11862345|access-date=11 September 2016|publisher=birminghammail.co.uk}}</ref> At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called [[Mount Arafat]] and the Plain of Arafat. It was from this site that the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] gave [[Farewell Sermon|one of his last sermons]] in the final year of his life. Some Muslims hold that part of the Quranic verse announcing that the religion of [[Islam]] had been perfected was revealed on this day.<ref name="Long19" />


== Location ==
== Location ==


Mount Arafat<ref name="F. E.">{{cite book|last1=Peters|first1=F. E.|title=The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places|year=1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0691021201|url=https://archive.org/details/hajjmuslimpilgri0000pete|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/hajjmuslimpilgri0000pete/page/355 355]}}</ref> is a [[granodiorite]] [[hill]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Qureshi|first1=A. A.|last2=Sultan|first2=A.|last3=Rashid|first3=A.|last4=Ali|first4=M.|last5=Waheed|first5=A.|last6=Manzoor|first6=S.|last7=Baloch|first7=M. A.|last8=Matiullah|last9=Batool|first9=S.|last10=Khan|first10=H. A.|date=September 2012|title=Geological and radiological studies of the Mount Arafat, Mekkah, Saudi Arabia|journal=Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry|language=en|volume=293|issue=3|pages=955–963|doi=10.1007/s10967-012-1776-0|s2cid=95942060|issn=0236-5731}}</ref> about {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Mecca]] in the plain of [[Arafat, Mecca|Arafat]]. Mount Arafat reaches about {{convert|70|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height and is known as the "Mountain of Mercy" (''Jabal ar-Rahmah''). According to Islamic tradition, the hill is the place where the prophet Muhammad stood and delivered [[the Farewell Sermon]] to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life.<ref name="Praeger">{{cite book|last1=Caudill|first1=Mark A.|title=Twilight in the Kingdom: Understanding the Saudis (Praeger Security International)|year=2006|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0275992521|page=51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACBMspvyiGwC&q=Jabal+al-Rahmah+Mohammad+muslim&pg=PA51|access-date=30 June 2006}}</ref>
Mount Arafat<ref name="F. E.">{{cite book|last1=Peters|first1=F. E.|title=The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places|year=1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-02120-1|url=https://archive.org/details/hajjmuslimpilgri0000pete|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/hajjmuslimpilgri0000pete/page/355 355]}}</ref> is a [[granodiorite]] [[hill]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Qureshi|first1=A. A.|last2=Sultan|first2=A.|last3=Rashid|first3=A.|last4=Ali|first4=M.|last5=Waheed|first5=A.|last6=Manzoor|first6=S.|last7=Baloch|first7=M. A.|last8=Matiullah|last9=Batool|first9=S.|last10=Khan|first10=H. A.|date=September 2012|title=Geological and radiological studies of the Mount Arafat, Mekkah, Saudi Arabia|journal=Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry|language=en|volume=293|issue=3|pages=955–963|doi=10.1007/s10967-012-1776-0|s2cid=95942060|issn=0236-5731}}</ref> about {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Mecca]] on the plain of [[Arafat, Mecca|Arafat]]. Mount Arafat reaches about {{convert|70|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height and is known as the "Mountain of Mercy" (''Jabal ar-Rahmah''). According to Islamic tradition, the hill is the place where Muhammad stood and delivered [[the Farewell Sermon]] to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life.<ref name="Praeger">{{cite book|last1=Caudill|first1=Mark A.|title=Twilight in the Kingdom: Understanding the Saudis (Praeger Security International)|year=2006|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0-275-99252-1|page=51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACBMspvyiGwC&q=Jabal+al-Rahmah+Mohammad+muslim&pg=PA51|access-date=30 June 2006}}</ref>


== Customs ==
== Customs ==


On 9 Dhu al-Hijjah before noon, pilgrims arrive at Arafat, a barren plain some {{convert|20|km}} east of Mecca,<ref name=Long19>{{cite book |last=Long |first=David E.|title=The Hajj Today: A Survey of the Contemporary Pilgrimage to Makkah |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2Uk3Gh6xrUUC&pg=PA19 |year=1979 |isbn= 0873953827 |page=19}}</ref> where they stand in contemplative vigil: they offer supplications, repent and atone for their past sins, seek mercy of [[Allah|God]], and listen to [[Imam|Islamic scholars]] giving sermons from near Mount Arafat.<ref name=Adelowo403>{{cite book | editor1-first=E. Dada |editor1-last=Adelowo |title=Perspectives in Religious Studies: Volume III |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ma-QBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA403 |year=2014 |publisher=HEBN Publishers Plc |location=Ibadan |isbn=978-9780814472 |page=403}}</ref> Lasting from noon through sunset,<ref name=Long19/> this is known as 'standing before God' (wuquf), one of the most significant rites of Hajj.<ref name=Nigosian111>{{cite book |last=Nigosian |first=S. A. |title= Islam: Its History, Teaching, and Practices |url=https://archive.org/details/islamitshistoryt0000nigo|url-access=registration |year=2004 |publisher=[[Indiana University Press]] |location=[[Indiana]] |isbn= 0253216273 |page=[https://archive.org/details/islamitshistoryt0000nigo/page/111 111]}}</ref><ref name="EB-ihram">{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/282481/ihram |title=ihram |date=2014 |encyclopedia= Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> At {{illm|Namrah Mosque|ar|مسجد نمرة}}, pilgrims offer ''[[Zuhr]]'' (''Dhohr'') and ''[[Asr]]'' prayers together at noon time.<ref name=Adelowo403/> A pilgrim's Hajj is considered invalid if they do not spend the afternoon on Arafat.<ref name=Long19/>
On 9 Dhu al-Hijjah before noon, pilgrims arrive at Arafat, a barren plain some {{convert|20|km}} east of Mecca,<ref name=Long19>{{cite book |last=Long |first=David E.|title=The Hajj Today: A Survey of the Contemporary Pilgrimage to Makkah |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2Uk3Gh6xrUUC&pg=PA19 |year=1979 |isbn= 0-87395-382-7 |page=19|publisher=SUNY Press }}</ref> where they stand in contemplative vigil: they offer supplications, repent and atone for their past sins, seek mercy of [[Allah|God]], and listen to [[Imam|Islamic scholars]] giving sermons from near Mount Arafat.<ref name=Adelowo403>{{cite book | editor1-first=E. Dada |editor1-last=Adelowo |title=Perspectives in Religious Studies: Volume III |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ma-QBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA403 |year=2014 |publisher=HEBN Publishers Plc |location=Ibadan |isbn=978-9780814472 |page=403}}</ref> Lasting from noon through sunset,<ref name="Long19" /> this is known as 'standing before God' (wuquf), one of the most significant rites of Hajj.<ref name=Nigosian111>{{cite book |last=Nigosian |first=S. A. |title= Islam: Its History, Teaching, and Practices |url=https://archive.org/details/islamitshistoryt0000nigo|url-access=registration |year=2004 |publisher=[[Indiana University Press]] |location=[[Indiana]] |isbn= 0-253-21627-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/islamitshistoryt0000nigo/page/111 111]}}</ref><ref name="EB-ihram">{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/282481/ihram |title=ihram |date=2014 |encyclopedia= Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> At ''[[Masjid Namirah|Masjid al-Namirah]]'', pilgrims offer ''[[Zuhr]]'' (''Dhohr'') and ''[[Asr]]'' prayers together at noon time.<ref name="Adelowo403" /> A pilgrim's Hajj is considered invalid if they do not spend the afternoon on Arafat.<ref name="Long19" />


=== Arafah prayer ===
=== Arafah prayer ===
As [[Husayn ibn Ali]] recited the prayer during the Hajj at Mount Arafat on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah, Shia Muslims during the Hajj recite the [[Du'a Arafah|Arafah prayer]] from [[Zuhr prayer]] to sunset.<ref name="ChittickRustom2012">{{cite book|author1=William C. Chittick|author2=Mohammed Rustom|author3=Atif Khalil|title=In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3hfR_Er8dKMC&pg=PA39|year= 2012|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-1438439358|page=39}}</ref> This day is called prayer day, specially for people who stand on Mount Arafat.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|title=Day of Arafah|url=http://www.hawzah.net/fa/occation/view/44928/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87|website=Hawzeh}}</ref> On the Day of Arafah, those who cannot make it to Mecca will go to other holy places such as [[mosque]]s to recite Arafah prayer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|title=people prayed at places called Karbala of Iran|url=http://www.farsnews.ir/printable.php?nn=13900815000768|website=Farsnews}}</ref>
As [[Husayn ibn Ali]] recited the prayer during the Hajj at Mount Arafat on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah, Shia Muslims during the Hajj recite the [[Du'a Arafah|Arafah prayer]] from [[Zuhr prayer]] to sunset.<ref name="ChittickRustom2012">{{cite book|author1=William C. Chittick|author2=Mohammed Rustom|author3=Atif Khalil|title=In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3hfR_Er8dKMC&pg=PA39|year= 2012|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-1-4384-3935-8|page=39}}</ref> This day is called prayer day, specially for people who stand on Mount Arafat.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|title=Day of Arafah|url=http://www.hawzah.net/fa/occation/view/44928/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87|website=Hawzeh}}</ref> On the Day of Arafah, those who cannot make it to Mecca will go to other holy places such as [[mosque]]s to recite Arafah prayer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|title=people prayed at places called Karbala of Iran|url=http://www.farsnews.ir/printable.php?nn=13900815000768|website=Farsnews}}</ref>


=== Fasting on the Day of Arafah ===
=== Fasting on the Day of Arafah ===
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== In ''hadith'' ==
== In ''hadith'' ==
Abu Qatada al-Ansari narrated that the prophet Muhammad was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafah, whereupon he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year. Also about fasting on the [[Ashura]] (10 Muharram) he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year.<ref name="Zulfiqar">{{cite book|last1=Zulfiqar|first1=Muhammad|title=Fast According to the Quran and Sunnah|date=2011|publisher=Dar-us-Salam|isbn=978-6035001618|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sDWZBQAAQBAJ&q=Day+of+Arafah&pg=PT97}}</ref>
Abu Qatada al-Ansari narrated that Muhammad was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafah, whereupon he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year. Also about fasting on the [[Ashura]] (10 Muharram) he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year.<ref name="Zulfiqar">{{cite book|last1=Zulfiqar|first1=Muhammad|title=Fast According to the Quran and Sunnah|date=2011|publisher=Dar-us-Salam|isbn=978-6035001618|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sDWZBQAAQBAJ&q=Day+of+Arafah&pg=PT97}}</ref>


In Sahih Muslim it was narrated from [[Aisha]] that the prophet Muhammad said:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jannah.org/articles/dayofarafat.html|title=The Virtues of the Day of Arafat|website=www.jannah.org}}</ref>
In Sahih Muslim it was narrated from [[Aisha]] that Muhammad said:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jannah.org/articles/dayofarafat.html|title=The Virtues of the Day of Arafat|website=www.jannah.org}}</ref>


{{quote|There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah. He comes close and expresses His fulfillment to the angels, saying, "What do these people want?"}}
{{quote|There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah. He comes close and expresses His fulfillment to the angels, saying, "What do these people want?"}}
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Eid al-Fitr]]
* [[Eid al-Fitr]]
* [[Eid al-Adha]]


== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://lasjan.page.tl/Arafa.htm Article on "The day of Arafa"]
* [http://lasjan.page.tl/Arafa.htm Article on "The day of Arafa"]
* [https://kashmirpatriot.com/2022/07/09/arafah-the-day-before-eid/ Arafah : The Day Before Eid]
* [https://kashmirpatriot.com/2022/07/09/arafah-the-day-before-eid/ Arafah : The Day Before Eid]



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Day of Arafah
Pilgrims at Mount Arafah in Mecca
Official nameيوم عرفة
Also calledThe Day of Repentance and Acceptance of Supplications
TypeIslamic
SignificanceCommemoration of Muhammad's Farewell Sermon and completion of the message of Islam. Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims who did not go to Hajj fast to repent for their sins.
ObservancesPrayer, fasting, repentance
Date9 Dhu al-Hijjah
2024 date15 June
Frequencyonce every Islamic year
Related toEid ul-Adha, the major Islamic festival, which occurs the day after the Day of Arafah.
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The Day of Arafah (Arabic: يوم عرفة, romanized: Yawm 'Arafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar.[4] It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha.[5] At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafat and the Plain of Arafat. It was from this site that the Islamic prophet Muhammad gave one of his last sermons in the final year of his life. Some Muslims hold that part of the Quranic verse announcing that the religion of Islam had been perfected was revealed on this day.[6]

Location[edit]

Mount Arafat[7] is a granodiorite hill[8] about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca on the plain of Arafat. Mount Arafat reaches about 70 m (230 ft) in height and is known as the "Mountain of Mercy" (Jabal ar-Rahmah). According to Islamic tradition, the hill is the place where Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell Sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life.[9]

Customs[edit]

On 9 Dhu al-Hijjah before noon, pilgrims arrive at Arafat, a barren plain some 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Mecca,[6] where they stand in contemplative vigil: they offer supplications, repent and atone for their past sins, seek mercy of God, and listen to Islamic scholars giving sermons from near Mount Arafat.[10] Lasting from noon through sunset,[6] this is known as 'standing before God' (wuquf), one of the most significant rites of Hajj.[11][12] At Masjid al-Namirah, pilgrims offer Zuhr (Dhohr) and Asr prayers together at noon time.[10] A pilgrim's Hajj is considered invalid if they do not spend the afternoon on Arafat.[6]

Arafah prayer[edit]

As Husayn ibn Ali recited the prayer during the Hajj at Mount Arafat on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah, Shia Muslims during the Hajj recite the Arafah prayer from Zuhr prayer to sunset.[13] This day is called prayer day, specially for people who stand on Mount Arafat.[14] On the Day of Arafah, those who cannot make it to Mecca will go to other holy places such as mosques to recite Arafah prayer.[15]

Fasting on the Day of Arafah[edit]

Fasting on the Day of Arafah for non-pilgrims is a highly recommended Sunnah which entails a great reward; Allah forgives the sins of two years. It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that Muhammad was asked about fasting on the day of 'Arafah and he replied:

It expiates for the past and coming years.

Imam An-Nawawi mentioned in his book al-Majmu', "With regard to the ruling on this matter, Imam As-Shafi'i and his companions said: It is mustahabb (recommended) to fast on the day of Arafah[16] for the one who is not in Arafah. As for the pilgrim who is present in Arafah, Imam As-Shafi'i in his book Al-Mukhtasar and his followers declared 'It is mustahabb (recommended) for him not to fast'."

Prohibiting the pilgrims from fasting on these days is a great mercy for them, for fasting will exert undue hardship on the person performing the hajj. Above all, Muhammad did not fast while he stood before Allah offering supplications in Arafah. On the other hand, those who are not performing their hajj may observe fasting to gain the merits of the blessed day.[17]

In hadith[edit]

Abu Qatada al-Ansari narrated that Muhammad was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafah, whereupon he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year. Also about fasting on the Ashura (10 Muharram) he said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year.[18]

In Sahih Muslim it was narrated from Aisha that Muhammad said:[19]

There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah. He comes close and expresses His fulfillment to the angels, saying, "What do these people want?"

The people would fast on this day to get their bad deeds in the upcoming year, and the past year, taken away.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First day of Hajj confirmed as Aug. 9". Arab News. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ Bentley, David (9 August 2019). "When is the Day of Arafah 2019 before the Eid al-Adha celebrations?". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Eid ul Adha 2021 – when is the Day of Arafah and what does it mean?". Birmingham Mail. 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ Sheikho, Mohammad Amin (1783). Pilgrimage Hajj: The Fifth High Grade of Al-Taqwa: Volume 5. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-4827-8324-7.
  5. ^ Bentley, David. "Eid al-Adha 2016 – What is the Day of Arafah before the Eid celebrations and why is it so important?". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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