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As H. Abu Qatadah (R.A) reported: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was asked about the observance of Saum (fasting) on the day of Arafah. He said, “ it is an expiation
for the sins of preceding year im, Ch: 227, Hadith no: 1250].
The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah is called Yaum-‘Arafah. On this day, pilgrims stop and stand in prayers at “Arafat which is the most important ritual of Hajj, so much so that Hajj is considered incomplete without it.
On that day the Pilgrims are involved in the remembrance of Allah and prayers as, that is most important worship on that day. For this reason, Saum is not desirable for them, but for Other people, Saum has a special virtue. The importance and the merit of this Saum can be Judged from the fact that it expiates sins for two consecutive years i.e the previous year and the current year. But these sins relate only to minors sins, not the major ones. Therefore, we should try our utmost to fast and offer Nafl-Salah, try to offer Tahajjud/Qayam-ul-lail and spend much time in Sujood and ask for forgiveness, Recite Qur'an and try to understand as much as we can; in these blessed 9 days of Dhul-Hijjah, particularly the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah which is the day of ‘Arafah and if not, then we should at least fast as many as we can possibly can, as we may not get this opportunity again next year as life is uncertainty and we should never delay on doing good deeds.
May Allah( swt) give all of us the opportunity to gain more and more benefits from these blessed days.
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