Fasting on yowm arafat - Q

[.: Anna :.]

salaams

I need to know if it is fardh or just sunnah / recommended

Jazakallahu khayrun!

[Huda]

sunnah. expiation of sins of 2 years so highly recommended inshallah :)

[.: Anna :.]

Originally posted by rania
sunnah. expiation of sins of 2 years so highly recommended inshallah :)

oh yeah....its year before and year after isn't it? we learned @ arabic school but i forgot. jazakallahu khayrun :)

[Huda]

yup
wa iyaki ya ukhti :)

[.: Anna :.]

:)

[Ali_Khan]

Originally posted by rania
sunnah. expiation of sins of 2 years so highly recommended inshallah :)

minor sins or major sins as well?

[Huda]

i believe its only minor sins because for major sins there is a hadd or you have to repent sincerely for them. Allahu A3lam


It is Sunnah to fast on the ninth day of Dhu’l-Hijjah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) urged us to do good deeds during this time, and fasting is one of the best of deeds. Allaah has chosen fasting for Himself, as is stated in the hadeeth qudsi: "Allaah says: ‘All the deeds of the son of Adam are for him, except for fasting, which is for Me and I am the One Who will reward him for it.’" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1805).

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the ninth of Dhu’l-Hijjah. Hunaydah ibn Khaalid reported from his wife that some of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the ninth of Dhu’l-Hijjah, on the day of ‘Aashooraa’, on three days of each month, and on the first two Mondays and Thursdays of each month." (Reported by al-Nisaa’i, 4/205 and by Abu Dawud; classified by al-Albaani as saheeh in Saheeh Abi Dawud, 2/4

[.: Anna :.]

salaams, sis rania, are you supposed to fast the day before aswell? ie this friday, or just the saturday ie yowm arafat?

[Huda]

Originally posted by anna2000uk
salaams, sis rania, are you supposed to fast the day before aswell? ie this friday, or just the saturday ie yowm arafat?

wsalam sis anna :)

well acccording to the hadith it just says to fast on 9th of dhul hijja which is just sat. but its good to fast in these 9 days as much as u can and do as many good deeds as u can.

[.: Anna :.]

Originally posted by rania
wsalam sis anna :)

well acccording to the hadith it just says to fast on 9th of dhul hijja which is just sat. but its good to fast in these 9 days as much as u can and do as many good deeds as u can.

ok jazakallahu khayrun :) yeah, inshallah will try & fast a couple of extra & do good deeds inshallah in these 10 days & may Allah accept our deeds from us :) ameen

[BraveHeart]

Ameen

[abdulhakeem]

The Virtues of the Day of Arafat

Praise be to Allaah.

1.It is the day on which the religion was perfected and Allaah's Favour was completed.

In Al-Saheehayn it was reported from Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) that a Jewish man said to him, 'O Ameer al-Mu'mineen, there is an aayah in your Book which you recite; if it had come to us Jews, we would have taken that day as an Eid (festival).' Umar said, 'Which aayah?' He said: 'This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.' [al-Maa'idah 5:3 interpretation of the meaning].

Umar said, 'We know on which day and in which place that was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It was when he was standing in Arafaah on a Friday.'

2.It is a day of Eid for the people who are in that place.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Yawm Arafaah (the day of Arafaah), Yawm al-Nahr (the Day of Sacrifice) and Ayyaam al-Tashreeq (the 3 days following Yawm al-Nahr) are Eid (festival) for us, the people of Islam. These are days of eating and drinking. This was narrated by the authors of al-Sunan.

It was reported that Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: 'It i.e., the aayah 'This day I have perfected' was revealed on a Friday, the Day of Arafaah, both of which praise be to Allaah are Eids for us.'

3.It is a day by which Allaah swore an oath.

The Almighty cannot swear by anything except that which is mighty. Yawm Arafaah is the 'witnessed day' mentioned in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

'By the witnessing day [Friday] and by the witnessed day [the Day of Arafaah].' [al-Burooj 85:3].

It was reported from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'The promised day is the Day of Resurrection, the witnessed day is the Day of Arafaah, and the witnessing day is Friday.' Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.

It is the 'odd' [i.e., odd-numbered, Witr] by which Allaah swore in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

'And by the even and the odd' [al-Fajr 89:3]. Ibn Abbaas said: 'The even is the Day of al-Adhaa [i.e., 10th Dhul-Hijjah] and the odd is the Day of Arafaah [i.e., 9th Dhul-Hijjah] This is also the view of Ikrimah and al-Dahhaak.

4.Fasting on this day is an expiation for two years.

It was reported from Abu Qutaadah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafaah. He said, 'It expiates for the sins of the previous year and of the coming year.' Narrated by Muslim.

This (fasting) is mustahabb for those who are not on Hajj. In the case of the one who is on Hajj, it is not Sunnah for him to fast on the Day of Arafaah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not fast on this day in Arafaah. It was narrated that he forbade fasting on the Day of Arafaah in Arafaah.

5.It is the day on which Allaah took the covenant from the progeny of Adam.

It was reported that Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Allaah took the covenant from the ...[offspring] of Adam in Na'maan, i.e., Arafaah. He brought forth ... all his offspring and spread them before Him, then He addressed them, and said: 'Am I not your Lord? They said, 'Yes, we testify,' lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: 'Verily, we have been unaware of this.' Or lest you should say: 'It was only our fathers aforetime who took others as partners in worship along with Allaah, and we were (merely their) descendents after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Baatil (i.e., ploytheism and committing crimes and sins, invoking and worshipping others besides Allaah)?' [al-A'raaf 7:172-173 interpretation of the meaning].' Narrated by Ahmad and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani. And there is no greater day than this and no greater covenant than this.

6.It is the day of forgiveness of sins, freedom from the Fire and pride in the people who are there:

In Saheeh Muslim it was narrated from Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: '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?'

It was reported from Ibn Umar that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Allaah expresses His pride to His angels at the time of Ishaa on the Day of Arafaah, about the people of Arafaah. He says, 'Look at My slaves who have come unkempt and dusty.' Narrated by Ahmad and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.

And Allaah knows best.

http://www.jannah.org/articles/dayofarafat.html