Rafiq-ul-Haramayn - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

Rafiq-ul-Haramayn 106
! These are the holy plains where millions of Muslims have
gathered, all dressed alike. The calls of Labbayk are echoing
everywhere. Indeed, countless Awliyā of Allah and two Prophets of
Allah namely Sayyidunā Khiḍar and Sayyidunā Ilyās
are also present in ‘Arafāt on the day of ‘Arafaĥ. It shows the
importance of this day. Sayyidunā Imām Ja’far Ṣādiq
ۡ
has narrated, ‘There are some sins whose expiation is only Wuqūf-e-
‘Arafāt (means they can only be removed by Wuqūf-e-‘Arafāt).’
(Qūt-ul-Qulūb, vol. 2, pp. 199)
Two great virtues of the day of ‘Arafaĥ
1. Allah does not free His so many slaves from Hell on any
other day as He does on the day of ‘Arafaĥ, and shows to
angels that He is proud of them. (Muslim, pp. 703, Ḥadīš 1348)
2. Satan was not seen as belittled, disgraced, humiliated and
infuriated on any other day as was seen on the day of ‘Arafaĥ
because this day Satan sees mercy being descended and major
sins of people being forgiven by Allah . (Muwaṭṭā Imām Mālik,
vol. 1, pp. 386, Ḥadīš 982)
Seeing women on ‘Arafaĥ...
A man gazed women on the day of ‘Arafaĥ, so the Noble Prophet
ٖ
said, ‘Today is the day when whoever keeps his ear,
eye and tongue in control, will be forgiven.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Īmān, vol. 3, pp. 461,
Ḥadīš 4071)
Making stones witness in plains of ‘Arafāt
Picking up seven small stones in the plains of ‘Arafāt on the
occasion of Hajj, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm Wāsiṭī ۡ
said to
them: O stones! Be a witness to what I say