The Ruling on Occupying Oneself with Needs While Making Supplication on the Day of 'Arafah
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Question:
Is it better to make supplication on the Day of 'Arafah at all times after the prayer, or should there be a time set aside for addressing the issue of publicizing, or directing water and the tears of the carpet?
Answer:
There is no harm in all of this. He supplicates to Allah on the Day of 'Arafah, and while standing at 'Arafah he supplicates to Allah. There is no harm in him doing the tasks he or his companions need, such as providing water, cooking food, or anything else. He does the tasks he or his companions need while supplicating; he supplicates to Allah while working. It is a good thing, but the more he frees himself for supplication and faces the qiblah according to the Sunnah, the deeper it becomes.
As for if he supplicates while working, that is good. He combines the two benefits: supplication and the work he and those with him need, such as providing water, cooking food, setting up the tent, or other needs. If he needs to sleep, it is said he is tired and slept. What? He earns the reward for standing, because his presence at 'Arafah is standing, whether he is sleeping, awake, young, or supplicating. His presence at 'Arafah is counted, and while in the state of ihram, it is counted as standing for him even if he is sleeping, sleeping.
Is it better to make supplication on the Day of 'Arafah at all times after the prayer, or should there be a time set aside for addressing the issue of publicizing, or directing water and the tears of the carpet?
Answer:
There is no harm in all of this. He supplicates to Allah on the Day of 'Arafah, and while standing at 'Arafah he supplicates to Allah. There is no harm in him doing the tasks he or his companions need, such as providing water, cooking food, or anything else. He does the tasks he or his companions need while supplicating; he supplicates to Allah while working. It is a good thing, but the more he frees himself for supplication and faces the qiblah according to the Sunnah, the deeper it becomes.
As for if he supplicates while working, that is good. He combines the two benefits: supplication and the work he and those with him need, such as providing water, cooking food, setting up the tent, or other needs. If he needs to sleep, it is said he is tired and slept. What? He earns the reward for standing, because his presence at 'Arafah is standing, whether he is sleeping, awake, young, or supplicating. His presence at 'Arafah is counted, and while in the state of ihram, it is counted as standing for him even if he is sleeping, sleeping.
Source
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