What is the wisdom behind fasting on the Day of 'Arafah, and when is it fasted in countries far from Makkah?
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The questioner : In the project of the congregation. What? What happened in the project of the congregation?
The Shaykh : In its show, its show, my hand. Because this day is a day in which Allah bestows His favor upon His servants and shows mercy to the people of the standing place, so it was part of the wisdom that it was prescribed for those other than the people of the standing place to fast, and fasting on the Day of 'Arafah expiates the year before it and the year after it.
The questioner : But the dates differ, the dates differ; here it is the ninth day, the Day of 'Arafah, but there it is the eighth day.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is the day, meaning the Day of 'Arafah.
The Shaykh : This is like Ramadan, meaning it is possible that for the people of the West the Day of 'Arafah is one day, while for the people of the East it is not until the full day.
The questioner : But we say that the wisdom is that the people circle and raise their hands in supplication.
The Shaykh : That they participate with the people of 'Arafah in this, in the forgiveness of sins, so whoever has the ninth day with them has the ruling, meaning it does no harm that here in Saudi Arabia it is the ninth day and in the East of the earth it is the eighth day; it does no harm. Their ninth day is the one that is fasted, and for us it is the tenth day.
The Shaykh : In its show, its show, my hand. Because this day is a day in which Allah bestows His favor upon His servants and shows mercy to the people of the standing place, so it was part of the wisdom that it was prescribed for those other than the people of the standing place to fast, and fasting on the Day of 'Arafah expiates the year before it and the year after it.
The questioner : But the dates differ, the dates differ; here it is the ninth day, the Day of 'Arafah, but there it is the eighth day.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is the day, meaning the Day of 'Arafah.
The Shaykh : This is like Ramadan, meaning it is possible that for the people of the West the Day of 'Arafah is one day, while for the people of the East it is not until the full day.
The questioner : But we say that the wisdom is that the people circle and raise their hands in supplication.
The Shaykh : That they participate with the people of 'Arafah in this, in the forgiveness of sins, so whoever has the ninth day with them has the ruling, meaning it does no harm that here in Saudi Arabia it is the ninth day and in the East of the earth it is the eighth day; it does no harm. Their ninth day is the one that is fasted, and for us it is the tenth day.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2424 - 4600 ما الحكمة من صيام يوم عرفة ومتى تصام في الدول البعيدة عن مكة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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