Best Day of the Year

A Day Every Muslim Should Know About

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaathuhu

Allah (subahaanahu wa ta'ala) has created seven heavens, and he favored the 7th one over the rest. Allah has created the stars and the planets, and he favored planet earth over the others. Allah (subahaanahu wa ta'ala) has revealed over 6000 verses, and he favored Ayathul Kursi over the others. And Allah (subahaanahu wa ta'ala) has sent hundreds of Messengers and Prophets and he favored Rasoolullahi (ﷺ). And Allah (subahaanahu wa ta'ala) has created the days and out of all these days he favored the best day, which is the day of Arafah. For this reason, a Jewish man went to Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). He told him, 'Ya Ameerul M'umineen (O leader of all the believers) there's a verse in your book, which you recite. If this verse were to be revealed to us, the Jews, we would take that day as a holiday, as a festival.' Umar Ibn Al Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), he realized there are over 6000 verses in the Quran, 'Which one are you talking about?' He told them,

Sahih International: Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

that verse where Allah says... 'Today, I have perfected your religion, completed my favors upon you, and I have approved and I am satisfied for Islam to be your religion.' Umar Ibn Al-Khattab told him, 'I know exactly when and where this verse was revealed. This verse (which completed the Shariah of Islam) was revealed on the day of Arafah, on a Friday.' SubahaanAllah! Look at the value of Arafah.

In another hadith, Rasoolullahi (ﷺ) said...'Allah took the covenant, the covenant from the back of Adam (alayhissalaam) in N'aman.' What's N'aman? In Arafah. Allah took the covenant in Arafah. And I'll explain what's the covenant in the following few words. 'And from his back, from his loins (l-o-i-n-s) he extracted his offspring's.' So YOU were there, amongst the ones that were extracted, I was there, the prophets were there, the musicians were there, and with all respect, all these rappers which you can think about, the non-Muslims...like Lil Wayne...people of this category, they were all there, Fir'aun was there. And Allah addressed all of us and He said, 'Am I not your Lord?' and we all said, 'O yes Allah, we testify that you are our Lord.' Look at this covenant, which we all valued, it was done in Arafah. SubahaanAllah! Look at the value of Arafah. You know now why Allah values that day? The day of Arafah? So if the Jewsih man valued that day, If Allah (subahaanahu wa ta'ala) valued that day, then how should be our reactions and our emotions during that day?

So let me tell you two ahadiths which mention the value and some of the virtues of the day of Arafah. Are you ready to apply what Rasoolullahi (ﷺ) said? Say Bismillah and have the intention.

Number 1- Rasoolullahi (ﷺ) said: ‘the best time you can ever make dua is on the day of Arafah.’ For example, I would tell you, if you leave your work at 4 o’clock, you will make it to your house without finding any rush hour. So you go right to your house. You can leave at 5. You can leave at 7, at 10, you will make it home, but it will not be as fast as if you would leave at 4 o’clock. And Allah would accept your du’a at anytime. But on the day of Arafah? It’s a special day. High speed connection. So prepare your list! O Allah I wanna get married. O Allah I want to go to Jannah. O Allah I want A+. O Allah I want my last words in this dunya to be La ILaha ILallah ( there is no God but Allah). Make du’a and don’t hesitate. And Allah will be very very very angry upon you if you decide not to ask him. Ask him and Allah loves it when we do so.

The second hadith and I ask you by Allah, I ask you by Allah, I ask you by Allah .. to apply it. Be a believer from the heart and follow it by actions and follow and fulfill and apply the following hadith: a man went to Rasoolullahi (ﷺ) and asked him about fasting the day of Arafah. The Prophet (ﷺ) told him.. ‘Fasting the day of Arafah will expiate, erase, eliminate all the sins which you have done in the previous year.’ Can you imagine how many sins we have done ??? Wallahi thumma Wallahi, if my sins were to have a smell, you would never want to meet me, for how stinky I would be.

Allah will forgive all our sins, not only the previous year, but also the following year. This is an opportunity, and only the wise and smart ones and the true believers seize that moment and they fast that day…

Jazakumallah Khair 

Wassalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaathuhu

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