Fasting day of Arafah.
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When day of Arafa in
Macca , it is correct to fasting same day in
please give the answer as per Hadith.
becuase some people fasting in
thanks.
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Answer:
Fasting day of
Arafah
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 2419 Narrated by Abu Qatadah
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘The
observance of three days' fast every month and of one Ramadan to the other
(i.e. the fast of Ramadan every year) is (equivalent to) a perpetual fast. I
seek from Allah that fasting on the day of Arafah may atone for the sins of the
preceding and the coming year,’
Because the Muslim Ummah is disunited in its present form
into several nation states across the globe, it is indeed unfortunate that the
believers worldwide do not follow a standard uniform Hijrah calendar, but the
believers living in each state or region choose to derive and follow their own
calendar!
Without an iota of a doubt, the day of Arafah is specific
to the day when the pilgrims assemble on the blessed plains of Arafah near
Makkah during the Hajj pilgrimage, and it would be best if the believers who
are not on the Hajj pilgrimage themselves to strive to observe their voluntary
fast of Arafah on that particular and specific day, regardless of wherever on the
earth they may happen to be.
Unfortunately because of the present state of disunited
Muslim Ummah, depending on their geographical location and the visibility of
the moon in their region, some nations start the count of their Hijrah months a
day or two before or after the day the believers in the region around the Holy
city of
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 9.85 Narrated by Umar bin Al Khattab
The Prophet (saws) said, 'O people! The
reward of deeds depends upon the intentions, and every person will get the
reward according to what he has intended.’
Regardless of whether one chooses to fast on the day when
the pilgrims on Hajj actually assemble in Arafah, or one chooses to fast on the
9th day of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijjah which has been
determined for them in their region…..the vast majority of the good scholars
and jurists in Islam are of the opinion that the believers should neither
fight, nor wrangle, nor argue, nor judge the other to be wrong or misguided, nor
disunite the Ummah any further than it already is because of this apparent
dispute…..for as long as one’s intention is to follow the Sunnah of the
Messenger of Allah (saws) and fast on the Day of Arafah, Allah Subhanah will accept
the worship of both and reward both for their intentions, Insha Allah. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister