Fasting the day of ARAFA & day of ASHURA

Narrated by bukhari and tirmidhi, a companian of the prophet pbuh (abu qutada) said that the prophet pbuh said: "fasting the day of ARAFA*wipes the past sins commited a year behind and a year infront and fasting the day of ASHURA** wipes the sins commited a year behind" behind meaning last year/ a year ago

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the day of Arafa is considered as the day of the greatest encounter between a repentant slave and his Forgiving Lord. It is a day of knowledge and forgiveness. On this day, Divine Mercies are showered upon slaves from Allah, Creator of the earth and the heavens. That is why it has been said that whosoever stands on the mountain of Arafat but does not feel certain that Allah has forgiven him his sins and misdeeds, his Pilgrimage is not accomplished.

so really just look at the importance of this day!

10 Muharram
Related to Remembrance of Muharram, which encompasses the first ten days of Muharram and Ashura, and Yom Kippur, which corresponds with Ashura in the Jewish calendar.Ashura is also commemorated by Muslims as the traditional date on which Noah's ark came to rest, the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) was born and the Ka'ba was built in Mecca.The word ashura means simply tenth in Arabic; hence the name of the remembrance, literally translated, means "the tenth day". The scholars, however, give various explanations as to why it is thus called.

subhanallah notice how merciful allah is on to us, its like he gives us chances all the time  so my dear dont lose this chance (if your not on hajj) FAST, fast fast  its good for you trust me

so lets look back now....the day of arafa is important to FAST if you want your sins behind and infront to be forgiven and that is the day before EID al adh-ha (eid mubarak in advance by the way) and the day of ashura which is on the 10th of muharam 

Narrated Jaber (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (PBUH) said: “There are no days better with Allah than the ten days of Thul Hijja.” A man asked: “Are they better than ten days of Jihad for the sake of Allah?” He (PBUH) said: “They are better than ten days of Jihad for the sake of Allah. And there is no day better with Allah than the day of Arafa, (on which) Allah, the Almighty, descends to the lowest heaven and boasts of the people of the earth to the inhabitants of the heavens. He says: Behold My slaves! They have come unto Me unkempt, dusty, and struck by the suns rays. They have come all the way seeking My Mercy although they have not seen My Punishment! There is no other day on which people are emancipated from the Fire more than the day of Arafa.”

amazing also be keen to read (trust me its worth it print it out if you like

Narrated Abu-d-Darda: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Satan is never seen pettier, more defeated, or more furious on any day than that of Arafa. This is because he sees the sending down of (Allahs) Mercy and His Forgiveness of great sins, except for that which he was made to see on the day of Badr.” They asked: “What did he see on the day of Badr?” He (PBUH) said: “He saw Gabriel leading the Angels (in support of believers in the fight against the infidels).”narrated by Imam Malik and Al-Hakim

Now that ^ you gotta love!

So to conclude fast the following 10 days too and get TWICE THE REWARD! *inshallah*

And fino---> *** thank you soo much for taking time to read this post you are in my dua's.  lol.

(Taken from Islam disscussion forum and adapted)