Standing at 'Arafah and the Mount of Mercy
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, may Allah reward you. There is a set of actions that some people perform, thinking that this constitutes a valid act or that it is sometimes a recommended practice. Some people go to the trouble of climbing the Mount of Mercy, or rubbing against it or its stones, or they believe, may Allah protect us, that it is beneficial.
Answer:
The point is that standing at 'Arafah means that the Muslim is present within the boundaries of 'Arafah, in any part of it. Standing is not restricted to a specific location, neither the mountain nor any other place. All of 'Arafah is a standing place. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I stood here." The Messenger stood at the mountain, at the large rocks, and said:Sahih Muslim 1218c. And remove 'Aranah from my back, and 'Aranah is a large, well-known valley; because it is not part of 'Arafah.
So if the pilgrim is found in any place of 'Arafah on this day, he has achieved the required standing and performed this pillar. He supplicates to Allah and faces the qiblah, not the mountain as some people do. They call it the shrine, but this has no basis. Rather, if he wants to supplicate, he faces the qiblah, which is the Ka'bah, and supplicates to Allah with whatever is easy for him, while he is in his place. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Excellency the Shaykh, may Allah reward you. There is a set of actions that some people perform, thinking that this constitutes a valid act or that it is sometimes a recommended practice. Some people go to the trouble of climbing the Mount of Mercy, or rubbing against it or its stones, or they believe, may Allah protect us, that it is beneficial.
Answer:
The point is that standing at 'Arafah means that the Muslim is present within the boundaries of 'Arafah, in any part of it. Standing is not restricted to a specific location, neither the mountain nor any other place. All of 'Arafah is a standing place. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I stood here." The Messenger stood at the mountain, at the large rocks, and said:
1 have stayed here (near these rocks), and the whole of Arafat is a place for stay.
وقفت ها هنا وعرفة كلها موقفSo if the pilgrim is found in any place of 'Arafah on this day, he has achieved the required standing and performed this pillar. He supplicates to Allah and faces the qiblah, not the mountain as some people do. They call it the shrine, but this has no basis. Rather, if he wants to supplicate, he faces the qiblah, which is the Ka'bah, and supplicates to Allah with whatever is easy for him, while he is in his place. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5 من 5/مظاهر الاتباع والابتداع في الحج/يوم التروية/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (8:28)
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