The Ruling on Going to the Mount of Mercy at 'Arafah
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Question:
We are still with the brothers and sisters and their live calls with the Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks and says: Going to the Mount of Mercy, some people exhaust themselves by going to those places.
Answer:
There is no basis for this, and one does not go to the Mount of Mercy. Rather, if the Muslim is within the boundaries of 'Arafah, he stays in his camp, faces the qiblah, supplicates to Allah, and remembers Allah while in his camp. He does not weary himself by going to the mountain, viewing the mountain, or climbing the mountain; all of this has no basis. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood near the mountain and saidSahih Muslim 1218c, and he said, "Remove the burden from my back." Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We are still with the brothers and sisters and their live calls with the Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks and says: Going to the Mount of Mercy, some people exhaust themselves by going to those places.
Answer:
There is no basis for this, and one does not go to the Mount of Mercy. Rather, if the Muslim is within the boundaries of 'Arafah, he stays in his camp, faces the qiblah, supplicates to Allah, and remembers Allah while in his camp. He does not weary himself by going to the mountain, viewing the mountain, or climbing the mountain; all of this has no basis. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood near the mountain and said
1 have stayed here (near these rocks), and the whole of Arafat is a place for stay.
وقفت ها هنا وعرفة كلها موقفThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (016) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1433-12-01] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (28:33)
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