The Meaning of the Remaining Year Being Expiated by Fasting the Day of 'Arafah
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Question:
Did he not (peace and blessings be upon him) say regarding the Day of 'Arafah that it expiates the past year and the remaining year? Does not his saying "the remaining year" indicate what is left of the year? And twenty days remain since the beginning?
Answer:
The remaining year. He says "the remaining year." He mentioned two years: the past year and the remaining year. So how do you say that the meaning is the remainder of the month? This is a strange understanding. Yes.
Did he not (peace and blessings be upon him) say regarding the Day of 'Arafah that it expiates the past year and the remaining year? Does not his saying "the remaining year" indicate what is left of the year? And twenty days remain since the beginning?
Answer:
The remaining year. He says "the remaining year." He mentioned two years: the past year and the remaining year. So how do you say that the meaning is the remainder of the month? This is a strange understanding. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الصيام - 2 — islamhouse.com (42:08)
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