Eid Al-Adha Is Almost Here, Know The Intentions Of Fasting Dzulhijjah, Tarwiyah, And Arafah And Their Virtues

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JAKARTA - Entering the month of Dzulhijjah, Muslims are encouraged to carry out additional sunnah fasting in addition to fasting Monday and Thursday. This sunnah fast is carried out for 9 days before Eid al-Adha (10 Dzulhijjah). This fast includes the fast of Dzulhijjah, the fast of Tarwiyah, and the fast of Arafah. Fasting Dzulhijjah is fasting between the day of Arafah and the day of Eid. These fasts have the virtue of removing sins for those who do them.

As explained by Imam An-Nawawi in Al-Adzkar, in the early ten days of Dzulhijjah, people are encouraged to multiply sunnah worship such as fasting and remembrance.

"Know that it is sunnah to multiply dhikr on the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah than on other days. And it is sunnah to multiply dhikr on the day of Arafah."

Each fast has its own merits. Launching various sources, here are the advantages of fasting Dzulhijjah, Tarwiyah, and Arafah.

Intentions and virtues of Fasting Arafah

There are at least two advantages of fasting Arafah for Muslims who do not perform the pilgrimage, namely:

Removing sins for two years

Rasulullah saw said: "Fasting Arafat (9 Dzulhijjah) can erase sins a year ago and a year to come. Fasting Ashura (10 Muharram) will erase sins a year ago" (HR Muslim).

According to most scholars, the sins that are removed by fasting Arafat are minor sins (An-Nawawi, Syarah Muslim, juz 3, p. 113).

Freed from the torments of hell

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "There is no day on which Allah frees slaves from hell more than the Day of Arafah and indeed He draws near and boasts to them in front of the Angels and says: 'What do they want?' (HR Muslim).

Intention of Fasting Arafah

تَرْوِيَةَ لِلّٰهِ الَى

Nawaitu shauma arafata sunnatan lillâhi ta'âlâ

Meaning: "I intend to fast the Sunnah of Arafah because of Allah ta'ala."

Intentions and virtues of Fasting Dzulhijjah

Fasting Dzulhijjah has the virtue of doubling the reward is one of the virtues of fasting the sunnah of Dzulhijjah. The reward of worship in the first 10 days of the month of Dzulhijjah gets a double reward than worship in other months.

The Messenger of Allah said, which means, "There are no days that Allah prefers to worship other than the first 10 days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah, one day of fasting in it is equivalent to one year of fasting, one night of praying at night is equivalent to praying on the night of Lailatul Qadar." (HR At-Trmidhi)

Intention of Fasting Dzulhijjah

شَهْرِ الْحِجَّةِ لِلّٰهِ الَى

Nawaitu shauma syahri dzil hijjah sunnatan lillâhi ta'âlâ

Meaning: "I intend to fast the sunnah of the month of Dzulhijjah because of Allah ta'ala."

Intentions and virtues of Fasting Tarwiyah

If you perform Tarwiyah fast, it means that your sins for a year will be erased. This virtue is mentioned in the hadith narrated by Ali-Al Muairi, At-Thibbi, Abu Sholeh, and Ibn Abbas, which reads:

"Whoever fasts ten days, then each day is like fasting for a month. And fasting on the day of Tarwiyah is like fasting for a year, while fasting on the day of Arafah is like fasting for two years."

Tarwiyah Fasting Intention

تَرْوِيَةَ لِلّٰهِ الَى

Nawaitu shauma tarwiyata sunnatan lillâhi ta'âlâ

That is an explanation of the intentions and virtues of fasting in the month of Eid. May Eid al-Adha give blessings and benefits to all Muslims.