Day of Arafah - wikipedia Day of Arafah Day of Arafah Pilgrims at Mount Arafah in Makkah Official name يوم عرفة Also called The Day of Repentance and Acceptance of Supplications Type Islamic Significance Commemoration of Muhammad 's final sermon and completion of the message of Islam. Marks the second day of the Pilgrimage or Hajj for the millions of Muslims who make the trip to Makkah each year. A day on which Muslims who did not go to Hajj fast to repent for their sins. Observances Prayer, Fasting, Repentance Date 9 Dhu al - Hijjah 2017 date 31 August 2018 date 20 August Frequency annual Related to Eid ul - Adha, the major Islamic festival, which occurs the day after the Day of Arafah Part of a series on Islam Beliefs Oneness of God Prophets Revealed books Angels Predestination Day of Resurrection Practices Profession of faith Prayer Fasting Alms - giving Pilgrimage Texts and laws Quran Tafsir Sunnah ( Hadith, Sirah ) Qisas Al - Anbiya Sharia ( law ) Fiqh ( jurisprudence ) Kalam ( dialectic ) History Timeline Muhammad Ahl al - Bayt Sahabah Rashidun Imamate Caliphate Spread of Islam Culture and society Academics Animals Art Calendar Children Demographics Denominations Economics Education Exorcism Feminism Festivals Finance LGBT Madrasa Moral teachings Mosque Mysticism Philosophy Poetry Politics Proselytizing Science Slavery Social welfare Women Related topics Abrogation in Islam Criticism of Islam Islam and other religions Pacifism in Islam Islamism Islam and violence Islamophobia Glossary Islam portal The Day of Arafah ( Arabic : يوم عرفة ‎, translit. Yawm ' Arafah ) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al - Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day after is the first day of the major Islamic holiday of Eid al - Adha. At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafah and the Plain of Arafah. It was from this site that Muhammad gave one of his last famous sermons in the final year of his life. Muslims hold that part of the Qur'anic verse announcing that the religion of Islam had been perfected was revealed on this day. Contents 1 Location 2 Customs 2.1 Arafah prayer 3 Occurrence in hadith 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Location Mount Arafah is a granite hill about 20 km ( 12 mi ) southeast of Mecca in the plain of Arafah. Mount Arafah reaches about 70 m ( 230 ft ) in height and is known as the `` Mountain of Mercy '' ( Jabal ar - Rahmah ). According to Islamic tradition, the hill is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell Sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life. Customs On 9 Dhu al - Hijjah before noon, pilgrims arrive at Arafah, a barren plain some 20 kilometers east of Mecca, where they stand in contemplative vigil : they offer supplications, repent and atone for their past sins, seek mercy of God, and listen to Islamic scholars giving sermons from near Mount Arafah. Lasting from noon through sunset, this is known as ' standing before God ' ( wuquf ), one of the most significant rites of Hajj. At Namrah Mosque ( ar ), pilgrims offer Zuhr and Asr prayers together at noon time. A pilgrim 's Hajj is considered invalid if they do not spend the afternoon on Arafah. Arafah prayer As Husayn ibn Ali recited the prayer during the Hajj at Mount Arafah on 9 Dhu al - Hijjah, Muslims during the Hajj recite the Arafah prayer from Zuhr prayer to sunset. This day is called prayer day, specially for people who stand on Mount Arafah. On day of Arafah, Shia Muslims go to holy places such as mosques and graves of Shi'a Imams to recite Arafah prayer. Occurrence in hadith Abu Qatada al - Ansari narrated that Muhammad was asked about fasting on the day of Arafah, whereupon he said : It expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year. Also about fasting on the Ashura ( 10 Muharram ) he said : It expiates the sins of the preceding year. In Sahih Muslim it was narrated from Aisha that Muhammad said : ' There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah. He comes close and expresses His fulfillment to the angels, saying, ' What do these people want ? 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Question: benefit of fasting on the day of arafah
Answer: expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year.