Don't Forget To Fast On The Day of Arafah

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Tomorrow is the Day of Arafah, and with it is an opportunity that only comes once a year. That is Fasting on the day of Arafah is an expiation for two years.

--The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah is the day of ’Arafah, since it is on this day that the pilgrims gather at the mountain plain of ’Arafah, praying and supplicating to their Lord. It is mustahabb (highly recommended) for those who are not pilgrims to fast on this day, since the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) was asked about fasting on the day of ’Arafah, so he said, “It expiates the sins (Minor) of the past year and the coming year.” [Muslim (no. 1162)]

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