Mufti Menk – You Have To Do This On Arafah

			The Day of Arafah is the best day of the entire year. On that day, what should you be doing? You
need to know it's the day according to the Hadith in Sahih Muslim that Allah frees the maximum
number the most people from hellfire. So he writes names of people who are free from hellfire
because of some good that they did. So do good throughout the season. You know, in the nights the
nights of Ramadan, there are a lot of people who are freed from hellfire, but during the day, the
day this is the day the day of Arafah Subhan Allah, the ninth of the hedger, so Subhanallah we must
ask Allah to free us from hellfire. And in order to achieve that we must be from those who have
		

			changed our lives, who sought forgiveness who have promised Allah that we're not going to repeat the
bad that we've been doing all along and inshallah we will find by the will of Allah subhanho wa
Taala we will definitely be achieving a lot you'll feel the change, you'll feel the difference. And
in order to know whether Allah has actually accepted your Toba or your repentance, you need to feel
a slight change within you. And then you know, well, I've changed meaning ALLAH has accepted my
repentance by his world by his fallen by His grace, His mercy. Now, we've spoken about sins being
forgiven for the fast of the Day of Arafah. I just want to mention the hadith of Abu Qatada or the
		

			Allahu anhu, wherein he says that Whoever fasts on the Day of Arafah, the Prophet Muhammad peace be
upon him has said that the sins of both years will be forgiven both years meaning the current and
the coming. But that speaking about minuses as for major sins, they require specific Toba specific
repentance. So someone's committed a major sin. Allah will forgive it on condition that you seek
forgiveness specifically for the sin that you've committed. And then, the Hadith says the best
supplication, the best supplication is this application of the Day of Arafah. So on the Day of
Arafah supplicate now there is a dispute amongst the scholars as to should we be with those who are
		

			in alpha, or should we be,
		

			you know, following the ninth of the ledger, the vast majority say follow the ninth of the ledger,
because if you were to cite the moon before the people in Arafa, it would be your day of Eid, when
it is their day of Arafah. And that would confuse things completely. And that's very possible to
happen. And it has happened in the past, although a long time back. But in order to prevent all of
that, when it is your ninth of the ledger, it is the day of Arafah sometimes it might be your day of
Eid when they're still having Arafa. In that case, it's haram to fast while they're in Arafa.
Because it's your aid and they did not see the moon. For now. They happen to be seeing the moon
		

			mostly before the rest of the world. Things have happened differently in the past may happen
differently in the future. So although there is an opinion, let's not fight about it, whichever
opinion you follow, I've just mentioned what opinion I follow but at the same time, those days are
blessed days. Don't involve in fighting and dispute that's the last thing you should do. Just praise
Allah thank Allah congratulate people upon the beautiful season. May Allah bless every one of us and
grant us goodness I pray that Allah grant us supplications that are accepted Allah protect us, give
us cure and have mercy on those who have passed on Akula Kali hada wa sallahu wa salam ala Nabina
		

			Muhammad