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Hadees 12 of 40Sahih Selections 1 — Worship & PrayerSahih

Arafah Fast — Expiates Two Years (Sahih 12)

عرفہ کے دن کا روزہ پچھلے سال اور اگلے سال کے گناہوں کا کفارہ بن جاتا ہے۔

Fasting the day of Arafah expiates the past year and the coming year.

Also searched as: arfa ka roza hadees • arafah fast fazilat • do saal kaffara roza

Arabic

صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ يُكَفِّرُ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ


Transliteration

Siyamu yawmi Arafata yukaffirus-sanatal-lati qablahu was-sanatal-lati badah.


Meaning

Fasting the day of Arafah expiates the past year and the coming year. | Urdu: عرفہ کے دن کا روزہ پچھلے سال اور اگلے سال کے گناہوں کا کفارہ بن جاتا ہے۔


Reference

Sahih Muslim


Lesson

Do not miss the Arafah fast when not on Hajj — one day’s hunger for two years’ forgiveness.

Source & grade

Sahih Muslim

Narrated by Abu Qatadah

SahihSahih Selections

From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan) • Hadees 12 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.

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What does "صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ يُكَفِّرُ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ" mean?

Fasting the day of Arafah expiates the past year and the coming year. Urdu: عرفہ کے دن کا روزہ پچھلے سال اور اگلے سال کے گناہوں کا کفارہ بن جاتا ہے۔

What is the lesson of this hadees?

Do not miss the Arafah fast when not on Hajj — one day’s hunger for two years’ forgiveness.

Where is this hadees from?

Source: Sahih Muslim (narrated by Abu Qatadah). Grade: Sahih. From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.

Part 1

Sahih Selections 1 — Worship & Prayer

All hadees
1. Adhan and First Row — Hidden Virtue (Sahih 1)لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ2. Mosque Steps — Sins Fall and Degrees Rise (Sahih 2)إِحْدَاهُمَا تَحُطُّ خَطِيئَةً وَالْأُخْرَى تَرْفَعُ دَرَجَةً3. Waiting for Prayer Is Itself Prayer (Sahih 3)لَا يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا دَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ4. Fajr Protection — Under Allah’s Dhimma (Sahih 4)مَنْ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ فَهُوَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ5. Fajr and Isha — Heaviest on the Hypocrites (Sahih 5)إِنَّ أَثْقَلَ صَلَاةٍ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ وَصَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ6. Fajr Sunnah — Better Than the World (Sahih 6)رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا7. Bardayn — The Two Cool Prayers Lead to Paradise (Sahih 7)مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ8. Wudu — Sins Fall With the Water (Sahih 8)خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ9. Five Prayers — Like a River Washing Dirt (Sahih 9)مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ كَمَثَلِ نَهَرٍ جَارٍ10. Ramadan Siyam — Past Sins Forgiven (Sahih 10)مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ11. Qadr Qiyam — Standing Laylatul Qadr Forgiven (Sahih 11)مَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ13. Umrah in Ramadan — Equals Hajj (Sahih 13)عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً14. Sacrifice on the Day of Nahr — Dearest Deed (Hasan 14)مَا عَمِلَ ابْنُ آدَمَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هِرَاقَةِ الدَّمِ

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