Allright… gotta questions for all the resident maulanas here…
I was told that if you fast a day before the baqr-e-eid, all your sins from the previous year (notice singular, ie year, not years) are forgiven. Is this true??
If it is, then I can pretty much go as I please and then fast one day today and come out even for the entire year. Not a bad deal uh?!
[This message has been edited by ghalib (edited March 05, 2001).]
Ghalib...
The reward lies in the intention. If your intention is to sin all year, only to fast on yaum-e-arafah and wash it off, then you will get nothing.
However, if you are truly repentant, then yes, your sins will be forgiven.
These 'deals' are designed for different reasons. Like the 'deal' to equate the ibadat of laila al-qadr to prayers worth 1000 nights. Or the 'deal' to grant sawab for the entire Quran if u recite Surah Ikhlaas 3 times. Basically, the underlying reason is to ensure muslims that there is always a way out. We spend our lives erring and sinning. But still there always is a way out for us, as long as we are truly repentant. True repentance is evident through your intentions, which are very well known to Allah SWT. So its not as if you can wiggle your way through with a 'fake' intention.
The difference between a true and a fake intention.....
A fake intention is intended to get a clean bill of health for yourself. And a fake intention, even with the accompanied action might not benefit you at all.
A true intention is intended to do the right thing for the sake of Allahs SWT happiness. And a true intention, even without the accompanied action might be accepted and might benefit you :)
[This message has been edited by Akif (edited March 05, 2001).]
I am not sure about this one.
But one thing is certain.Daily Prayers forgive our small sins between two prayers and it is also said that if one prays two jumaas perfectly then sins between those thow jumaas are forgiven.
But in all these circumstances,major sins are not forgiven.Those can only be forgiven if one repents.
Hajj is the only Ibadah that fogives ALL sins,major or minor.But even Hajj doesn’t take care of Haqooq-ul-ibad and neither do the other instances that I mentioned.
Anyways I am not sure about the fasting on the day before Eid,i.e. Arafah day forgiving all sins of the previous year.
One thing must be remembered though,if anybody comits sins as he pleases thinking that they will be forgiven by doing this or that is mistaken.No sin will be forgiven to a person with this attitude.Because Allah first has to except you deed of praying or fasting or doing Hajj as genuine.
Noone can decieve Allah or play a trick on Him.
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[This message has been edited by Ahmed (edited March 05, 2001).]
akif yaar...
my intentions are pretty much aligned.. I plan to sincerely fast today and repent. What happens from tomarrow on?! Now thats a different story...
First off - Eid mubarak to all : I have heard it from 2 quite reliable sources that fasting on the day of Arafat, your sins from the past year(1 yr) and the future year ( 1 year) are forgiven. And another source tells me that you will be 70 years away from Jahannum. May Allah accept our fasts - Ameen
WaSalaam
Yaar Ghalib, don't worry maan.
Beer Part..... I mean Iftar Party is on me.
Just make sure you are not fasting on Eid Day.
Johnd, nice religion you have, iftar with beer.
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Watcher do you know how to spell J.O.K.E, well you know now. And let me correct you, It is a sunnah not to eat anything before the Qurbani. It's only for head of the family who is doing the qurbani. I'll post the reference later.
Have a nice EID to you too...
we had an iftaar dinner last night at our university... too bad it was snowing otherwise i would have been allowed to go too...
here's the Hadith:
Abu Qataadah (radiallahu anhu) narrated that the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said:
Observing fasting on the Day of Arafat; I expect Allah to expiate the sins that were committed during the preceding year, and the sins that will be committed in the year after.
Related by Muslim.
-mehndi