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Correcting the Hadith: The Best Day on Which the Sun Has Risen

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Question:
The questioner asks, Shaykh, about the hadith:
The best day on which the sun rises isخير يوم طلعت فيه الشمس يوم
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1373Sahih (Darussalam)
'Arafah, and why is it called by this name?

Answer:
This is not the wording of the hadith. The best supplication is the supplication on 'Arafah. What is it?
The best day on which the sun risesخير يوم طلعت فيه الشمس
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1373Sahih (Darussalam)
The best of supplication is the supplication of the Day of `Arafah. And the best of what I and the Prophets before me have said is: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the Praise, and He isخير الدعاء دعاء عرفة وخير ما قلت أنا والنبيون من قبلي لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3585Da’if (Darussalam)
He is the All-Powerful. It is called the Day of 'Arafah because the people stand on the plain of 'Arafah. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب 17-01-1439هـ ح1 — af.org.sa (14:22)

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