Yawmul Arafa'ah
By: AbdurRahman al-Ghayaani
This is a brief description of the Day of
'Arafah and its rights by our Beloved Brother Abu Abdullah abdur Rahman
Al-Ghayaani (may Allaah have mercy upon him).
This lecture was delivered at the Hajj Conference of 1434 to Masjid Al-Imaam
Muqbil in London via teleconference and was introduced by our Noble Brother Abu
Mu'aawiyah Mustafa Al-Amreeki - may Allah have mercy upon them both - he and
the speaker were martyred by the oppression of the Raafidah in Yemen during the
last siege of Daarul Hadeeth, Dammaaj.
After Abdur Rahman’s body was recovered the students stood in line to witness
the amazing sight of Abdur Rahman smiling from ear to ear and a very strong
smell of musk (perfume) emanating from him. We ask Allaah the One Who is Able
to Do all things to Accept them both as Shaheed.
The lecturer, Abdur Rahmaan Al-Ghayaani, was from the senior foreign English
speaking students in Damaaj and was well known for being consistent in reciting
the daily Hadeeth memorized by students aloud in the Al-Bukhari and
Jaami'As-Saheeh lessons and his inspirational advice that he would give the
students.
Listening to this lecture brings tears to the eyes as we are sure it will to
all those who know him. However, we remind ourselves and everyone else with
that which has been reported by Al-Laalikaa’i on the authority of Mu'tamir bin
Sulaiman (may Allah have mercy upon him) who said:
I
entered upon my father and I was heartbroken.
He said: What is with you?
I said: My friend passed away.
He said: Did he die upon the Sunnah?
I said: Yes
He said: Do not fear for him then.
{Al-Laalikaa’i
1/67/61}
