The Importance and the Virtues of the Day of Arafah
The 9th day of Dhul-Hijja (the Month of Hajj) is called the Day of
Arafah. It is the day during which Hajj pilgrims gather at the mount of
Arafat praying and supplicating to the Almighty.
Fasting on the day of Arafah is an expiation for two years
It is highly recommended (mustahabb) for non-pilgrims to fast during
this day for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was
asked about fasting on the day of Arafah, so he said, �It expiates the
sins (Minor) of the past year and the coming year.� [Muslim]
Allah frees slaves from the fire on Arafat more than any other day:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, �There is
no day on which Allah frees people from the Fire more so than on the day
of Arafah. He comes close to those (people standing on �Arafah), and
then He revels before His Angels saying, �What are these people
seeking.� [Tirmidhi]
Forgiveness of the Sins even if they are like the foam on the Sea:
As for you staying till the evening in Arafah, then Allah descends to
the sky of the Dunya and He boasts about you to the Angels, and says:
�My slaves have come to Me, looking rough, from every deep valley hoping
for My mercy, so if your sins were equivalent to the amount of sand or
the drops of rain or like the foam on the sea I will forgive them. So go
forth My slaves! Having forgiveness and for what or who you have
interceded for.�
[Reported by at-Tabarani in his book �al-Kabeer� and by al-Bazaar.
Shaykh Al-Albani graded it Hassan. Taken from �Saheeh al-Targheeb wa
Tarheeb�. Volume 2, Page 9-10, hadeeth no. 1112]
[Source : Ahadith regarding the benefits and blessings of Hajj -
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya Taken from 'Saheeh al-Targheeb wa Tarheeb'
By the Shaykh Muhammad Nasr ud-Deen al-Albaani]
Allaah expresses His pride to His angels:
It was reported from Ibn �Umar that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said: �Allah expresses His pride to His angels at the
time of �Ishaa� on the Day of Arafah, about the people of Arafah. He
says, �Look at My slaves who have come unkempt and dusty.�� [Narrated by
Ahmad and classed as Saheeh by al-Albaani].
The Almighty Swears by these 10 Days:
Allah , the Almighty, swears by these days.
By the dawn
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijja)
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah). (Al-Fajr 1-3)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ' The ten
are the ten days of Dhul- Hijja and the odd is the Day of Arafah and the
even is the Eid
[Ahmed 3/ 327 and Bazzar 2286) Ibn Rajab graded the isnad of this hadeeth as being Hasan]
(Source: Taken from La�taif al Ma�rif and Tafseer ibn Katheer ,
Translated and compiled by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle ).
Assalamu alaykum warhmathullahi wabarakathuhu!
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