The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah is
the day of ’Arafah which will fall on the 23rd of September 2015
inshaAllaah, since it is on this day that the pilgrims gather at the mountain
plain of ’Arafah, praying and supplicating to Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى.
It is mustahabb (highly
recommended) for those who are not pilgrims to fast on this day, since the
Prophet (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) was asked about
fasting on the day of ’Arafah, so he said, “It expiates the sins of the past
year and the coming year.” [4]
