Day of Arafah
188 questions
What is the ruling on a group of pilgrims praying Dhuhr and Asr shortened (qasran) but not combined (dun jam'in) on the Day of Arafat, and what is the ruling on another group praying combined and shortened (jam'an wa qasran), and is their Hajj valid, and what are the implications thereof?
I was menstruating before the Day of Arafat and felt pain on Eid. I did not go out for Eid greetings except to my grandmother's house. I ask: Is it obligatory for me to go out to greet my paternal aunts and maternal aunts?
What is the ruling on the prayers of one who doubted a wet dream on the Day of Arafah and did not perform ghusl, then prayed in Muzdalifah and Mina, and is it obligatory to repeat them shortened or in full?
Is it permissible to change the intention of a voluntary fast—such as the fast of Ashura—from one day to another if an error is discovered in determining the day?
Is it true that the Day of 'Arafah falling on a Friday, coinciding with Friday Prayer, is equivalent to 7 Hajj pilgrimages?
Is the remembrance of "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partners, and there is no might or power except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great" sufficient for the remembrance of "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and there is no might or power except with Allah"? And is it better in reward?
Is it permissible for someone who entered Mecca twenty days before the Day of Arafah to enter into a state of Ihram from Mecca, or is it obligatory for him to enter into Ihram from his designated Miqat?
Is it permissible to fast the month of Rajab?
Does fasting on the Day of Arafah compensate for fasting a vowed day?
When does the fasting begin for one who must offer a Hady of Tamattu', and is it permissible to fast in Mina or during the months of Hajj?
Does one who is estranged from his brother prevent him from forgiveness, even if he has a daily litany such as seeking forgiveness 1,000 times and fasting the Day of Arafah and Ashura, based on the hadith: "The gates of Paradise are opened on Monday and Thursday, and Allah forgives every servant who does not associate anything with Allah, except a man between whom and his brother there is animosity. It is said, 'Wait for these two until they reconcile'"?
Which day of the week is considered a period of sacred rest and worship?
"What are the specific remembrances (adhkar) for the Day of Arafah, how many are there, and is it permissible to speak while reciting them?"
What is the ruling on the Hajj of one who entered into the state of ihram for Hajj on the Day of Arafah, saying, "And if an impediment prevents me, then my place of exit from ihram is where you have prevented me," then spent the first night in Mina, but was unable to spend the second night due to his uncle's illness and his transfer to the hospital?
What is the ruling on fasting Saturday as a make-up or voluntary fast, and what if it coincides with the Day of Arafah?
Is it permissible to single out Friday for fasting among the six days of Shawwal?
Is it permissible to go to Arafah on the ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah without going on the Day of Tarwiyah?
Is it true that supplication on the Day of Arafah is answered, and that a year will not pass without it being answered?
What is the ruling on singling out Saturday for fasting? May Allah reward you.
After the Islamic countries in Saudi Arabia agreed to unify the beginning and end of Ramadan, why was that not done? And what is the religious ruling for Muslims in countries that violated this consensus?
Is it true that whoever fasts on the day of Arafah will not die in the coming year?
What is the ruling on a woman who fasted on the Day of Arafah and deliberately masturbated on that day? Does she have to re-observe the fast, and is her fast void? And what is the ruling on one who deliberately masturbated on a day during Ramadan? And is supplication rejected for committing an indecency on the Day of Arafah?
Is it permissible to fast voluntarily on Friday?
Is supplication on the Day of Arafah answered for those not performing Hajj?