Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmah Allah Wabarakatuhu everyone, welcome back to the virtues of
Dhul-Hijjah. This is the day of Arafah, it is the most blessed day of the year.
It is the day in which Allah boasts to the angels of His servants gathered
together, all covered in dust, all covered in dirt, disheveled but calling upon Him
invoking Him for His Mercy, and people all over the world doing the same. The
Prophet (Pbuh) said 'Al-Hajju Arafah,'
Hajj is Arafah, and what he meant by that (pbuh) is that the
core of Hajj is Arafah, the core of Hajj is really contained in those
moments, those blessed moments of Arafah. Same way that the Prophet (pbuh) said
"Alduaa huwa al3ibada", that supplication is worship or he said "Alnadmu tawba", that regret is
repentance. It's not that it is only regret that is repentance, but the core
of true repentance is sincere regret, and then everything that stems from that
will be beneficial. Likewise Arafah is Hajj, it is the core of Hajj and it has
significance to all of us around the world. The Prophet (pbuh) said there is no date in which Allah sets free more souls from the fire
than on the day of Arafah, and on that day Allah draws near to the earth and by
way of exhibiting his pride remarks to the Angels "Ma Arada Ha2uwla2"- what is it
that these servants of Mine are asking Me for so that I may Grant it to them?
What is it that these servants of Mine are asking Me for? Imagine the scene of
Arafah, of all of these people- four million people all making duaa at the
same time, all supplicating to Allah in the same valley at the same time, in
their different languages with their sincere requests, and Allah Honoring each
and every single one of them at that moment, Answering their supplications.
Each and every single one of them as they call out to Allah with their hearts
and with their souls and in their own languages, and Allah (Swt)
not depriving a single one of them. Imagine how blessed that is when the
people all over the world on that day also try to be a part of
that blessing and call upon Allah (Swt) wherever they are on this
best day of the year, begging Allah for forgiveness, seeking
Allah's pleasure, seeking Allah's bounty for everything in their lives, and Allah
answering each and every single one of them in the different languages in Arafah
and in the different places all around the world. Dear brothers and
sisters, the benefits of Hajj and Arafah reach the entire Ummah, they reach
the entire nation. So pray for yourself, pray for your Ummah, pray for the people
around the world, your Ummah around the world, and let the benefit flow insahllah ta3ala
because this is the most blessed day of the year.
Fasting this day is important, praying this day is important, making duaa this
day is important, not doing anything that removes the blessings of this day in
terms of sin is important, and the Prophets (Pbuh), finally he
said to us that "There is no day in the year in which the Shaytan is more
humiliated and in more despair than he is on this day" - the day of Arafah.
Why? Because he sees these people, he sees you and he's been working
you know for your entire life to take you away from your Creator and then on
this day, in these few hours you call upon Allah, and Allah forgives you for
all of your sins, Allah puts you back in good ranking and good standing and all
of his efforts to delude you and to take you astray are in vain, and he sees all
of these people calling upon Allah (Swt), being forgiven, leaving his
grasp into the Mercy of Allah (swt) and he feels completely
humiliated. He sees the descent of the angels coming upon these people, and
Allah (Swt) hearing the reports of the angels and forgiving
these people, and the Prophet (pbuh) said the only day that he was more
humiliated was the day of Badr when he saw Jibreel (as) and his
army descend. So it was when he saw Jibreel (AS) and the angels descend
Shaytan thought that the end of Islam was gonna be the battle of Badr, but
when he saw Jibreel (AS) descend, the Angel Gabriel descend, he knew
that he was going to lose this battle. Likewise on the day of Arafah, when he
sees all of these angels descending and he sees these people being forgiven
he knows that he's lost the battle with you as an individual. Make this the day
in which you completely stamp Shaytan out of your life, and you are
completely freed from any type of punishment, and you are amongst those
that Allah boasts about and earn His pleasure. May Allah (swt)accept
from us all this momentous occasion. Please keep us in your duaa, as well
inshallah ta3ala, as Yaqeen inshallah ta3ala on your duaa, the entire Yaqeen family and
all of your brothers and sisters around the world. May Allah accept
it from us. Jazaka Allahu Khayran, Wassalamu Alaykum wa Rahma Allah Wabarakatu.