Allah the Almighty cannot swear by anything except that which is mighty. Yawm Arafah is the “witnessed day” mentioned in the verse.
“There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah. He comes close and expresses His pride to the angels, saying, ‘What do these people want?’”All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the noblest of Prophets and Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and companions, and those who follow their guidance until the Day of Judgment.
During the afternoon, from about noon until sunset, Muslim pilgrims stand in earnest supplication and devotion, praying for peace and Allah’s abundant forgiveness, and listening to Islamic scholars speak on issues of religious and moral importance. Tears are shed readily as those who gather make repentance and seek Allah’s mercy, recite words of prayer and remembrance and gather together as equals before their Lord. The day closes upon the recitation of the evening prayer of Al-Maghrib.
These statements are proof that fasting on the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah, the day before Eid-ul-Adha was a lifelong practice of the Prophet Muhammad as his wife reported. “The promised day is the Day of Resurrection, the witnessed day is the Day of Arafah, and the witnessing day is Friday.”It is the “odd” by which Allah swore in the verse:“The even is the Day of Al-Adha and the odd is the Day of Arafah This is also the view of Ikrimah and Al-Dahhak.It was reported from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafah. He said:This is mustahabb for those who are not on Hajj.
Based on this Hadith, it is evident that it would not be prohibited to pare the nails or trim the hair . However, based on the Hadith narrated by Umm Salmah , the majority of Scholars/Jurist experts have it to be Mustahab/Sunnah for one who intends to do a Sacrifice to refrain from trimming the hair, nails etc from the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah until he sacrifices his animal.
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