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ARAFAH DAY FALLS ON SATURDAY, SHOULD WE FAST OR NOT

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm al-ithnayn. 4th day of Dhul-Hijjah, 1445AH (Monday, 10th June 2024). *_ARAFAH DAY FALLS ON SATURDAY, SHOULD WE FAST OR NOT_*. BismilLah. 


AlhamdulilLah for HIS Blessings and Guidance. We pray that ALLAH keep guiding us all and forgive our shortcomings. It's my hope that majority are fasting today and will continue to fast as many as possible if not all till the Day of Eid be-iznilLah. 


We all know that scholars have debated on this topic and I'm hopeful that many reading this reminder have come across those who are in favour and those who are not in favour of fasting on Saturdays in general. I have decided to write on this topic because of my previous stand in favour of not fasting of Saturdays BUT due majority sheikhs I have listened this week explaining that Arafah day is a special day to fast for those who are not performing Hajj, the hadith on not fasting on Saturdays even if authentic should NOT make fasting on Arafah day forbidden which means we are fasting on Arafah day for its merits and importance which is not a choice to fast on Saturday but to fast on Arafah day so let's all make up our mind to fast on the coming Saturday seeking the rewards of Arafah in shaaALLAH. I hope we can unite to fast without wasting time in argument. Ofcourse whoever chooses not to fast is for his or her own choice and we pray that ALLAH accept it from us all in whatever good we do on these blessed days. *_May ALLAH keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.

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