The Addition of the Day of 'Arafah in the Hadith of the Days of the Festival
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The questioner:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) [on] the Day of 'Arafah and the Day of Sacrifice to the end of the hadith. Is his mention of the Day of 'Arafah an addition to the hadith, or is it part of the original text? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Yes. And the Day of Sacrifice and the Days of Tashriq are the festival for the people of Islam. This is from the same hadith, because it is a legislated festival. Supplication is accepted at the standing place, and it is a great festival. However, this festival is not a festival of abstaining from food; fasting is permissible in it, unlike the Day of Sacrifice and the Days of Tashriq, where abstaining from food is prohibited, except for one who is unable to provide the sacrificial animal. He may fast the three days of Tashriq. Some said that the mention of the Day of 'Arafah is an addition to the hadith that is not to be relied upon. No, no, there is no single ruling; the festival, in terms of its honor and virtue, we can say that the festival is more than... So its legislation, its Islamic nature, came into being, but the festival that is listening [to the sermon] and prayer is the two festivals of Sacrifice and Fitr. As the hadith itself states, if Allah has made you a servant through it, then it is better than the day of the festival of 'Adha and Fitr. These are days of prayer and days of eating and drinking.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) [on] the Day of 'Arafah and the Day of Sacrifice to the end of the hadith. Is his mention of the Day of 'Arafah an addition to the hadith, or is it part of the original text? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Yes. And the Day of Sacrifice and the Days of Tashriq are the festival for the people of Islam. This is from the same hadith, because it is a legislated festival. Supplication is accepted at the standing place, and it is a great festival. However, this festival is not a festival of abstaining from food; fasting is permissible in it, unlike the Day of Sacrifice and the Days of Tashriq, where abstaining from food is prohibited, except for one who is unable to provide the sacrificial animal. He may fast the three days of Tashriq. Some said that the mention of the Day of 'Arafah is an addition to the hadith that is not to be relied upon. No, no, there is no single ruling; the festival, in terms of its honor and virtue, we can say that the festival is more than... So its legislation, its Islamic nature, came into being, but the festival that is listening [to the sermon] and prayer is the two festivals of Sacrifice and Fitr. As the hadith itself states, if Allah has made you a servant through it, then it is better than the day of the festival of 'Adha and Fitr. These are days of prayer and days of eating and drinking.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب قضاء رمضان متتابعا ومتفرقا وتأخيره إلى شعبان — islamhouse.com (28:43)
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