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[Saracen]

As salamu alaikum to all my Muslim brothers and sisters on PC. And peace to all posters on PC. :-D

Tomorrow is Waqfit Arafat, the day where all the Hujjaj go to Arafat and pray to the Almighty Allah.
I'm going to be fasting tomorrow, of course.

And in advance...
I wish all Muslim posters here on Political Crossfire...
A Happy Eid Ul Adha! Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers and sisters.
Kul 'Aam wa antum bikhair, kul sani wa intu salmeen wa tayyibeen, wa Inshaa' Allah byin'aad alaikum kul saneh. :-D

And Happy New Year to every PC poster! :-D

[Alghazali]

To you too Moath, I hope God will bless all of the Muslim Nation on this Glorious Day. And Eid Mubarak to all of of Our Muslim Brothers and Sisters on PC. And Peace again to all the other PC posters

The Virtues of the Day of Arafat

1.It is the day on which the religion was perfected and Allaah's Favour was completed.

In Al-Saheehayn it was reported from Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) that a Jewish man said to him, 'O Ameer al-Mu'mineen, there is an aayah in your Book which you recite; if it had come to us Jews, we would have taken that day as an Eid (festival).' Umar said, 'Which aayah?' He said: 'This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.' [al-Maa'idah 5:3 interpretation of the meaning].

Umar said, 'We know on which day and in which place that was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It was when he was standing in Arafaah on a Friday.'

2.It is a day of Eid for the people who are in that place.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Yawm Arafaah (the day of Arafaah), Yawm al-Nahr (the Day of Sacrifice) and Ayyaam al-Tashreeq (the 3 days following Yawm al-Nahr) are Eid (festival) for us, the people of Islam. These are days of eating and drinking. This was narrated by the authors of al-Sunan.

It was reported that Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: 'It i.e., the aayah 'This day I have perfected' was revealed on a Friday, the Day of Arafaah, both of which praise be to Allaah are Eids for us.'

3.It is a day by which Allaah swore an oath.

The Almighty cannot swear by anything except that which is mighty. Yawm Arafaah is the 'witnessed day' mentioned in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

'By the witnessing day [Friday] and by the witnessed day [the Day of Arafaah].' [al-Burooj 85:3].

It was reported from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'The promised day is the Day of Resurrection, the witnessed day is the Day of Arafaah, and the witnessing day is Friday.' Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.

It is the 'odd' [i.e., odd-numbered, Witr] by which Allaah swore in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

'And by the even and the odd' [al-Fajr 89:3]. Ibn Abbaas said: 'The even is the Day of al-Adhaa [i.e., 10th Dhul-Hijjah] and the odd is the Day of Arafaah [i.e., 9th Dhul-Hijjah] This is also the view of Ikrimah and al-Dahhaak.

4.Fasting on this day is an expiation for two years.

It was reported from Abu Qutaadah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafaah. He said, 'It expiates for the sins of the previous year and of the coming year.' Narrated by Muslim.

This (fasting) is mustahabb for those who are not on Hajj. In the case of the one who is on Hajj, it is not Sunnah for him to fast on the Day of Arafaah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not fast on this day in Arafaah. It was narrated that he forbade fasting on the Day of Arafaah in Arafaah.

5.It is the day on which Allaah took the covenant from the progeny of Adam.

It was reported that Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Allaah took the covenant from the ...[offspring] of Adam in Na'maan, i.e., Arafaah. He brought forth ... all his offspring and spread them before Him, then He addressed them, and said: 'Am I not your Lord? They said, 'Yes, we testify,' lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: 'Verily, we have been unaware of this.' Or lest you should say: 'It was only our fathers aforetime who took others as partners in worship along with Allaah, and we were (merely their) descendents after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Baatil (i.e., ploytheism and committing crimes and sins, invoking and worshipping others besides Allaah)?' [al-A'raaf 7:172-173 interpretation of the meaning].' Narrated by Ahmad and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani. And there is no greater day than this and no greater covenant than this.

6.It is the day of forgiveness of sins, freedom from the Fire and pride in the people who are there:

In Saheeh Muslim it was narrated from Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'There is no day on which Allaah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafaah. He comes close and expresses His pride to the angels, saying, 'What do these people want?'

It was reported from Ibn Umar that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Allaah expresses His pride to His angels at the time of Ishaa on the Day of Arafaah, about the people of Arafaah. He says, 'Look at My slaves who have come unkempt and dusty.' Narrated by Ahmad and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.

And Allaah knows best. Peace to all

http://www.jannah.org/articles/dayofarafat.html

[Saracen]

Kul aam wintu bkhair, jamee3an.

Eid Mubarak to all! The day has come.

I didn't do much on the first day, but I had lunch with a friend and got to pass my tidings to my fellow Muslims here.

How bout you guys?

[Alghazali]

same here went for eid prayer then went for breakfast with a bunch of friends, then had to go back on track do some exam revision.

Eid Mubarak Everyone
Salam

[Saracen]

So what did you guys do for eid, now that it's over?

[pharaoh]

I went to Sharm el Sheikh...wow... 8:)

[Saracen]

pharaoh wrote: I went to Sharm el Sheikh...wow... 8:)

Lucky you! :-D

My aunt and her husband went there, and they told me what a blast they had while they were there. They had this five-day holiday and spent it in Egypt, and they brought a lot of pics and stuff from there. I have this heiroglyphic key chain and some Koranic verses written on papyrus.
Man, I want to go... but I'm stuck here in KSA. I would've still loved to go to Jordan and see my relatives over there, or to Kuwait and see my uncle.

[pharaoh]

Moath wrote: pharaoh wrote: I went to Sharm el Sheikh...wow... 8:)

Lucky you! :-D

My aunt and her husband went there, and they told me what a blast they had while they were there. They had this five-day holiday and spent it in Egypt, and they brought a lot of pics and stuff from there. I have this heiroglyphic key chain and some Koranic verses written on papyrus.
Man, I want to go... but I'm stuck here in KSA. I would've still loved to go to Jordan and see my relatives over there, or to Kuwait and see my uncle.

Yeah Sharm is just terrific, although it could be better. Anyway You are most welcome anytime you chose to come I hope that you will love it ISA :wink:

[Saracen]

pharaoh wrote: Moath wrote: pharaoh wrote: I went to Sharm el Sheikh...wow... 8:)

Lucky you! :-D

My aunt and her husband went there, and they told me what a blast they had while they were there. They had this five-day holiday and spent it in Egypt, and they brought a lot of pics and stuff from there. I have this heiroglyphic key chain and some Koranic verses written on papyrus.
Man, I want to go... but I'm stuck here in KSA. I would've still loved to go to Jordan and see my relatives over there, or to Kuwait and see my uncle.

Yeah Sharm is just terrific, although it could be better. Anyway You are most welcome anytime you chose to come I hope that you will love it ISA :wink:

I'll call you if I do. :wink:

[pharaoh]

Moath wrote: pharaoh wrote: Moath wrote: pharaoh wrote: I went to Sharm el Sheikh...wow... 8:)

Lucky you! :-D

My aunt and her husband went there, and they told me what a blast they had while they were there. They had this five-day holiday and spent it in Egypt, and they brought a lot of pics and stuff from there. I have this heiroglyphic key chain and some Koranic verses written on papyrus.
Man, I want to go... but I'm stuck here in KSA. I would've still loved to go to Jordan and see my relatives over there, or to Kuwait and see my uncle.

Yeah Sharm is just terrific, although it could be better. Anyway You are most welcome anytime you chose to come I hope that you will love it ISA :wink:

I'll call you if I do. :wink:

Your most welcome :-D

[eynon]

Moath wrote: As salamu alaikum to all my Muslim brothers and sisters on PC. And peace to all posters on PC. :-D

Tomorrow is Waqfit Arafat, the day where all the Hujjaj go to Arafat and pray to the Almighty Allah.
I'm going to be fasting tomorrow, of course.

And in advance...
I wish all Muslim posters here on Political Crossfire...
A Happy Eid Ul Adha! Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers and sisters.
Kul 'Aam wa antum bikhair, kul sani wa intu salmeen wa tayyibeen, wa Inshaa' Allah byin'aad alaikum kul saneh. :-D

And Happy New Year to every PC poster! :-D

Happy New Year and God's Peace back at ya, cousins :-D

may we all count upon his blessings in this new year.......

[Saracen]

Eynon81 wrote: Happy New Year and God's Peace back at ya, cousins :-D

may we all count upon his blessings in this new year.......

Amen. Thanks, Eynon. :-D

[eynon]

Moath wrote: Eynon81 wrote: Happy New Year and God's Peace back at ya, cousins :-D

may we all count upon his blessings in this new year.......

Amen. Thanks, Eynon. :-D

:-D

[cap'n queasy]

Happy New Years. :-D

[Saracen]

cap'n queasy wrote: Happy New Years. :-D

Thanks. :-D

Eynon wrote: :-D

:-D (I like smiling. It makes you feel good and Godly inside :wink: )