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The Day of Arafah (9 Dhul-Hijjah): fasting and dua

Short answerThe Day of Arafah is the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah, when pilgrims stand at Arafah; it is the greatest day of Hajj. Non-pilgrims are encouraged to fast it, and the Prophet ﷺ said it expiates the sins of two years. The best supplication on it is “La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah.”

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Date per the Umm al-Qura calendar, confirmed by moon sighting.

Fasting it

Hadith
صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ

Fasting the day of Arafah, I hope from God that it expiates the year before it and the year after it.

Muslim 1162

The best dua

Hadith
خَيْرُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ، وَخَيْرُ مَا قُلْتُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِنْ قَبْلِي: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

The best supplication is the supplication on the day of Arafah, and the best of what I and the prophets before me said is: There is no god but God alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things.

At-Tirmidhi 3585, graded good by Al-Albani

Preguntas frecuentes

Do pilgrims fast on Arafah?

No; the sunnah for the pilgrim at Arafah is not to fast so as to be strong for dua; fasting it is for those not performing Hajj.

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