The ruling on fasting the days of tamattu' on the Day of 'Arafah
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The questioner:
The issue of[Al-Baqarah 2:196] is that its last day is the Day of 'Arafah, and if he returns, it is seven days.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
[Al-Baqarah 2:196] Its last day is the Day of 'Arafah.
The Shaykh:
No, it is better that the last of them be the Day of Tarwiyah, so that he stands on the Day of 'Arafah not fasting, in order to be energetic for worship. And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast on this day, in order to make it easier for the Muslims, as it is a day of standing and hardship. Also, it is required of the pilgrim on this day to strive in supplication, and if he is fasting, the fasting weakens him from striving in supplication on the Day of 'Arafah and the standing.
The questioner:
The stronger narration, of course.
The Shaykh:
That it is from the time he enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, yes.
The questioner:
And if this is upon him.
The Shaykh:
Because its cause is tamattu', and tamattu' exists from the time he enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, yes?
The questioner:
If he is prevented from completing his pilgrimage, if
The Shaykh:
If he is prevented or blocked, he slaughters a sacrificial animal and that suffices. Yes.
The questioner:
In their case.
The Shaykh:
The exit from ihram, the limit of the exit from ihram. Yes.
The questioner:
And what became obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory upon him, but the expiation is on the Day of 'Id, and the Day of 'Id did not occur, the Day of 'Id did not come, he was not prevented nor did he become able, the time for the expiation did not come. So it is not obligatory upon him, like the one who fasts, if he fasts at the beginning of the month and dies before the night of 'Id.
The issue of
And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days
فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍThe Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days
فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍThe Shaykh:
No, it is better that the last of them be the Day of Tarwiyah, so that he stands on the Day of 'Arafah not fasting, in order to be energetic for worship. And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast on this day, in order to make it easier for the Muslims, as it is a day of standing and hardship. Also, it is required of the pilgrim on this day to strive in supplication, and if he is fasting, the fasting weakens him from striving in supplication on the Day of 'Arafah and the standing.
The questioner:
The stronger narration, of course.
The Shaykh:
That it is from the time he enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, yes.
The questioner:
And if this is upon him.
The Shaykh:
Because its cause is tamattu', and tamattu' exists from the time he enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah, yes?
The questioner:
If he is prevented from completing his pilgrimage, if
The Shaykh:
If he is prevented or blocked, he slaughters a sacrificial animal and that suffices. Yes.
The questioner:
In their case.
The Shaykh:
The exit from ihram, the limit of the exit from ihram. Yes.
The questioner:
And what became obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory upon him, but the expiation is on the Day of 'Id, and the Day of 'Id did not occur, the Day of 'Id did not come, he was not prevented nor did he become able, the time for the expiation did not come. So it is not obligatory upon him, like the one who fasts, if he fasts at the beginning of the month and dies before the night of 'Id.
Source
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