Sikander Hashmi – Get to know Arafah KMA Friday Message
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So you're doing a wanna be in a
washaqeena
Mohammed.
Respected
elders, dear brothers and sisters, my young friends,
Let us imagine for a moment the blessed
city
of Makkatul Mukarrama,
completely empty,
no towers, no hotels,
no big structure of Masjid Al Haram,
and no one there.
Nothing there.
This
is
Mecca at the time of prophet Ibrahim alaihis
salam. It's a barren, uncultivated
land, uninhabited,
and there are mountains. The mountains have not
yet been demolished. All the mountains are there,
and it is a harsh land. It is
a harsh environment.
And there, prophet Ibrahim alayhi salam
has been commanded by Allah
to leave his young child
and his mother,
the mother of the child.
And Allah's and he mentions
the prophet Ibrahim Alaihi Salam
in his dua to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
He describes it as
right? It is a valley with no cultivation
which is uncultivated
land. It is barren land. And there, Allah
instructs prophet Ibrahim alayhis salam to call people
for Hajj.
Allah
says call people for Hajj.
Make the call.
Invite them for Hajj.
And according to Ibn Kathir Rahimahullah, Sayid Ibrahim
alayhi salam
says to Allah
in response,
but my voice cannot reach all people.
My voice cannot reach all people. Of course,
there is no technology, there is no Internet,
and he's in his in this barren land.
And Allah
says, make the call. So he says,
well, my voice cannot reach other people. And
Allah
responds,
You make the call,
and we will deliver the invitation.
The invitation and delivering the message is upon
us, is upon Allah
You do your command. Right? And we learn
this prince this beautiful principle that whenever we
are commanded to do something,
right, our job is to follow the command
of Allah
in the best way possible. Right? The delivery
of the results
is up to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. That
Allah has
taken upon himself.
So the command was to call and sayna
Ibrahim alaihi salam called. So Allah
gave him the command and Allah reassured him
that they will come to you on foot
and on every lean camel from every distant
path and today, you find millions of people
there practically from every corner of the world
and this is the fulfillment of the promise
of Allah
The call was the responsibility of Satan Ibrahim
Alaihi Salam. He made the call. Allah
took upon himself
to deliver the message. The message was delivered
and now
every year we see that people are responding.
Tomorrow, my brothers and sisters,
those pilgrims, those millions of people,
our brothers and sisters will be going
to the plains of Arafat
for the climax of the Hajj, for the
day of Arafah, which is the 9th day
of the and the prophet
has said that
that the Hajj is essentially Arafah. Yes. There
are many, elements to the Hajj that should
be or that must be completed. But the
climax of the Hajj, the main element of
the Hajj is to
be in on the plains of Arafah on
9th of the Hajj. If a person does
everything else but they miss that, then their
Hajj their Hajj is incomplete.
Yes? And a person who is there on
that day, right, even if they haven't completed
all of the other things, at the very
least, they have completed the
the essential the core element of the Hajj.
The day of Arafah, my brothers and sisters,
is among the most virtuous of days,
and it has historical significance which is tied
with spiritual significance as well.
It is the day, first of all, on
which the religion of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
was perfected.
The religion of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, this
deen of Islam
was perfected
and the favor of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
was completed. And there's a famous narration from
Sayyidina Arbun al Khattab
that a Jewish man came said to him
that, You Mir al mumineen, there is an
ayah in your book, meaning in the Quran,
which you recite. If it had come to
us Jews, we would have taken that day
as an aid.
If that verse had been revealed to us,
we would have taken the day upon which
it was revealed as a day of festival,
a day of celebration, a day of Eid.
So Sinha Umar
said he asked, which aya is that? And
he responded and he said,
Islam Adina. Allah
says in the ayah number 3 of Surah
Al Maidah that this day I have perfected
your religion for you and completed my favor
upon you and have chosen for you Islam
as your religion. So the deen of Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala in its final form was
perfected
on this day and
he goes on. He says, we know on
which day and which place that was revealed
to the prophet
it was when he was standing in the
Arafa
on a Friday. So this is,
a, a significant day or historical significance is
one of the historical significances has to do
with this perfection of the deen which was
completed on that day. It is also the
day if we go back further on which
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala took the great covenant
from the progeny of Adam Alaihi Salam. Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us in Surah Al
Aaraf in aya number 1 72
that Allah had asked every single human being
that is to come. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
had taken them out out of the loin
of say, nay Adam alayhi salam and asked
and
everyone had responded
that I am I Allah
asked, am I not your lord? And they
said, yes. We testify to this. This is
something that
every single person test whether we of course,
we don't remember it, that's different. But Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala is telling us that this
actually occurred and this covenant was taken
with every single human being. So there is
it is said that there is no greater
day than this and there is no greater
covenant,
than this. So this is the day upon
which this occurred.
Now the prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam,
he performed Hajj, likely one Hajj. Some scholars
believe he may have done 2,
before the Hijrah.
But the final Hajj occurred in the 10th
year after Hijrah known as Hajjatulwada.
And this was the Hajj in which approximately
114,000
companions of the prophet
took
part. You know? So this was a big
deal. This was a major event
because, of course, Islam started off, you know,
very small, meaning the the companions, the people
who accepted Islam were small in number. There
was a great struggle, of course, in Mecca.
We know about this. And then finally, in
the end, they were able to return,
I know after the conquest end, this, you
know, Hajj took place and a 114,000
companions
participated. So it was a very large group
of Muslims who participated in this Hajj. Now
there's a famous Khutba that the prophet
gave, which was the farewell sermon. Right? The
farewell Khutba. Now at that time, you know,
he didn't necessarily announce that this was going
to be his last,
Khutbah or that his last, like, last Hajj
and the last Khutbah of Hajj.
But it was significant because it was actually
the last sermon that the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wa sallam,
gave in Hajj, at Arafah. And if we
look at some of the brief lessons from
the sermon, you know, they're very, very relevant
to the state of the Ummah today. Right?
When we look at what's happening and we
observe various things, you know, that are realities
amongst Muslims and amongst the Muslim Ummah today,
we find, you know, great guidance from the
prophet
So for example, the prophet
highlighted
the sacredness of life and property. Right? The
sacredness
of life and property particularly between Muslims.
It was a reminder that everyone is fully
accountable
for their deeds and Allah will take every
single person to account. There is no one
who's going to be free on the day
of judgement. Even the prophet
are going to be afraid of accountability in
front of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So there
is no such thing as anyone being
beyond accountability.
The prophet
you know, instructed to return the goods that
have been entrusted to you, to their rightful
owners.
Hurt no one so that no one may
hurt you. Hurt no one so that no
one may hurt you. The prophet
also addressed the prohibition
with regards to dealing with rebar, dealing with
interest. Prophet
also instructed, beware of shaitan
for the safety of your religion.
Shaitan has lost all hope that he will
ever be able to lead you astray
in big things,
so beware of following him in small things.
You know? Shaitan has lost all hope and
tried to get you through the big things,
so beware of following him in the small
things because he's gonna try to get you
get you through things which seem insignificant or
which don't seem that big of a deal
or that don't seem that important. So beware
of that. The prophet
also talks of talked about the rights of
husbands and the rights of wives
and the importance
of treating women with kindness. The prophet
addressed racial equality, you know, equality amongst all,
whether it's blacks or white or Arab or
non Arab and so on, which of course
is one of the
central,
observance,
like highlight that is observed during the Hajj
as well. And finally, the prophet
ended by saying that all those who listen
to me shall pass on my words to
others
and those to others again. And may the
last ones understand my words better than those
who listen to me directly. Be my witness,
oh Allah, that I have conveyed your message
to your people. Something very interesting here that
the prophet
says, may the last ones understand my words
better than those who listen to me directly.
Right? And one of the indications may be
that the things that the prophet
was addressing or highlighting, right, the prophecies that
he gave may not have been fully realized
at that time, may not have been fully
seen by the by his companions at that
time. But, you know, we're actually there for
the future to address the things which are
gonna happen in the future. And when we
see these,
we we come across these teachings, we understand
the hikmah. We understand the wisdom. We understand
the importance because some of these things are
right in front of us today, which they
were not
in the same way at the time of
the prophet
So this my brothers and sisters is from
from the farewell sermon of the prophet
So all of this is related to historically
to the day of Arafah, 9th of Dhul
Hijjah. Now in terms of the virtues of
the day of Arafah, the hadith of the
prophet
tells us that there is no day on
which Allah
frees more people from the fire than the
day of Arafah. There is no day on
which Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
frees more people from the fire than the
day of Arafah. Meaning, the people who are
destined to go into the fire, There is
no other day of the year on which
Allah
frees, you know, delivers
more of them than the day of Arafa,
right? In terms of his decree, in terms
of his decision for people. So, this is
especially a time to seek refuge in Allah
against the fire, against the punishment
of the * fire. May Allah
protect us all.
Who related to the messenger of Allah
was asked about fasting on the day of
Arafa and he said that it expedites for
the sins of the previous year and
of the coming year. Right? So, one day
of fasting
which will be beneficial for the previous year
and for the coming year inshallah.
Of course, as we always like to point
out, this does not mean that it's a
free pass that once you have fastened on
the day of Arafah, you're good for the
coming year. So then you go and do
whatever you want. Of course,
we have to try our best. But for
any mistakes or anythings which, you know, we
slip and we end up committing, then the
forgiveness of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will we
hope will be there based on the, this
great act of fasting on this day. Now
the 1st fasting
is recommended for those who are not on
Hajj.
So it's not obligatory. It's not like you're
required to do it. It's recommended. It is
advisable.
Now in the case of a person who
is
on Hajj, it is not
advised. It is not sunnah for him to
fast on the day of Arafah because the
prophet
did not fast
on this day in Arafah. So when he
was performing the Hajj, prophet
did not fast on this day.
It was also narrated that he forbade fasting
the day of Arafa in Arafa, meaning for
the ones who are performing Hajj in Arafa.
So far, if you well, I'm guessing you're
not performing Hajj if you're here today, but
if you're ever performing Hajj and you find
yourselves there, don't get confused and start fasting
on the day of Arafa. Although, there may
be some discussions, some fiddly discussion around this
but nonetheless, it is not something which is
advised
but for those who are not on Hajj,
then, this is a in action which is,
highly meritorious.
Thirdly, this is the day, the day of
Arafa is the day of making dua because
the prophet
told
us that
that the best supplication
is that which is made on the day
of Arafa. So this is
something which is highly encouraged. Of course for
the people who are performing Hajj, they will
be doing that and that's something that you
should be doing. The day of Arafa but
even for those who are not there on
on that day, who are not performing the
Hajj, it is still advisable and meritorious
to make plenty of dua to Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala and then the prophet
he went on and he said
that the best of it is what was
said by myself
and the prophets before me.
The
best of it, the best of the supplication
of this day is that there is no
god but Allah alone without any partners and
to him belongs a dominion and all praise
and he has power over all things. So
this is, you know, a really a, a
form of remembrance of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
But the prophet
has also highlighted it as something which is
of the best of supplications and the best
of things to recite and to say on
the day of Arafah when we are making
dua. Now with regards to reciting takbir in
these venerated days, as we know, these are
the best 10 days of the year. The
good deeds that are done in this, in
this period are most beloved to Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala and
the Takbir is to say Allahu Akbar Allahu
Akbar
Allahu Akbar.
Now, Now, there's different variations, you know, from
some 3 times Allahu Akbar and then, you
know,
you know, different. So, there's, you know, 3
times or in the beginning or 3 times
in the end rather or 2 times and
2 times or 2 or 3. So, So,
there's different variations in terms of numbers. You
know, for example, saying
3 times instead of 2. And then
or So, it's okay. There's different narrations.
There are different forms of doing it, and
there is no issue in which one a
person chooses to do as long as the
words are the same and, the form is
essentially the same with slight variations. Now the
takbir is divided into 2 categories. There are
2 types of takbir. So the unrestricted
Takbir is a Takbir, which is not limited
to a specific time. Meaning, it is not
limited limited to performing after the obligatory prayers.
It is to be, you know, recited
anytime at all times during this period before
prayers, after prayers,
you know, as we had the narration, which
I mentioned last week from, regarding,
that the 2 of them used to go
out of in the marketplace during the 10
days of the
saying the and causing the people also to
say it. Right? So this is something which
is unrestricted, should be done at all times
as much as possible, whenever possible during this,
these 10 days. Then there is the restricted
and this is the one upon which there
is more emphasis. You know, some will say
that it is, an emphasized sunnah. Others will
say that it is, into all almost mandatory
or wajab. But nonetheless, this is to recite
the this Takbir, which I just shared with
you after the obligatory prayers
during certain days. Now which days are these?
This is from the 9th of the Hijjah,
which is the day of Arafah, meaning Saturday,
starting at Fajr. So after all
the way till
Asar
on 13th of the Hijjah, which is Wednesday.
So starting at
Fajr on Saturday
morning after
reciting this out loud and doing it after
every obligatory prayer until
on Wednesday which is 13th of
this is the restricted takdir and this is
the more,
emphasized,
takdir to, make sure inshallah
that we are, doing this. Now ideally, you
know, after of course, after you make salam,
you can just recite it as, you know,
we do many times. But ideally, it's to
say the so for example, say three
times and then say,
and
then start
and say it 3 time
recite it afterwards and you know, if we
recite it 3 times, that is also okay
inshallah. We We ask Allah
to grant us
to honor these blessed days. We ask Allah
to grant us acceptance
of our dua for ourselves and for the
entire Ummah. Ask Allah
to accept our sacrifice and to grant us
emancipation
from the hellfire.
We'll take a quick break and then I'll
share the details with regards to