Lit. “The day of Arafah.”

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Ḥadīth on ‘Arafah: Fasting on the day of Arafat

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Abu Qatadah (رضي الله عنه) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting the day of ‘Arafat, and he said, “It will expiate the sins of the preceding year and the following year.” Then, the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting the day of ‘Ashura, and he said, “It will expiate the sins of the past year.”

Source: Sahih Muslim 1162

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

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Ḥadīth on ‘Arafah: Best supplication on the day of Arafat

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Abdullah ibn Amr (رضي الله عنه) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The best supplication is that which is made on the day of Arafat. The best of it is what was said by myself and the Prophets before me,

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

‘There is no God but Allah alone, without any partners, unto Him belongs the dominion and all praise, and He has power over all things.’”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3585

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

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Ḥadīth on ‘Arafah: Allah’s Infinite Mercy

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‘Āishah (رضي الله عنها) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “There is no day on which Allah sets free more of His slaves from Fire than the Day of ‘Arafah. He verily draws near, then He boasts about them before the angels saying: What do these people want?”

Source: Sahih Muslim

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

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{Note: There is no day on which Allah sets free more of His slaves from Fire than the Day of ‘Arafah. In other words, Allah releases and saves from Fire whomever He wills on this day more than any other day. Allah truly gets close to His slaves and boasts about them before the angels, showing the angels the virtue and honor of the pilgrims. Ahl As-Sunnah Wa al-Jamā‘ah believe that Allah is truly Near to His slaves in a way that befits His majesty and grandeur. Allah is above His Throne and separate from His creation, and He truly gets close to them. Allah asks the angels what these people want, and why they have left their families and homelands, spent their wealth, and exhausted their bodies. That is to say, they only seek forgiveness, the pleasure of Allah, His closeness, and visiting His House, and whatever they seek they will surely receive. The amount of what they receive is determined according to their intentions. End quote from hadeethenc.com.}

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May Allah ﷻ accept from us.

Aameen!