Siku hii, ibada kubwa zaidi ya Hija hutekelezwa, nayo ni kukaa Arafat, au "Wuqoof e Arafaat". Bila kukaa huku, Hija haisihi, wala haiwezi kurekebishwa kwa kulipa fidia.

On this day, the greatest rite of Haj is carried out, that is the stay at Arafaat or "Wuqoof e Arafaat". Without this stay, the Haj is invalid and will not be redeemed through penalty.

Baada ya kuchomoza kwa jua, wakati jua limeenea kidogo, ondoka Mina na uelekee Arafaat. Arafaat iko umbali wa maili sita kutoka Mina. Baadhi ya wazee wamerekodi usomaji wa dua ifuatayo wanapoelekea Arafaat.

After sunrise, when the sun has spread a little, leave Mina and proceed to Arafaat. Arafaat is about six miles from Mina. Some elders have recorded the reading of the following duaa when proceeding to Arafaat.

"Ee Allah, ninakugeukia Wewe na ninakutegemea Wewe, na nimekusudia kukupendeza Wewe. Basi nisamehe dhambi zangu, na ifanye Hija yangu kuwa Hija Mabrur (iliyokubaliwa), unihurumie wala usininyime, na ifanye safari yangu kuwa yenye baraka, na unitimizie haja zangu huko Arafaat. Hakika Wewe una uwezo juu ya kila kitu. Ee Allah, ifanye harakati zangu hizi za asubuhi hii kuwa sababu ya kupata radhi Zako na njia ya kuondoa ghadhabu Yako. Ninaelekea Kwako na ninakutegemea Wewe, na nimekusudia radhi Zako, basi nifanye miongoni mwa wale ambao Utajivunia nao mbele ya wale walio bora na wenye daraja la juu zaidi kuliko mimi. Ninakuomba msamaha wa kudumu na usalama duniani na Akhera, na Umtumie rehma na amani Muhammad ﷺ, bora wa viumbe, na kizazi chake, na masahaba zake." *Alipoona Jabal Rahmah (ambao ni mlima huko Arafaat):*

"Yaa Allaah, I turn towards You and rely on You and have intended to please You. Thus forgive my sins and make my Haj Mabroor (accepted), and have Mercy on me and do not deprive me and make my journey a blessed one and fulfill my needs in Arafaat. Definitely, You have Power (control) over all things. Yaa Allaah, make my moving in this morning a cause for obtaining Your Pleasure and a means of removing Your Displeasure. I move towards You and rely upon You and I have intended for Your Pleasure, so make me amongst those in front of whom You will boast, in front of those who are better and more superior than me. I ask of You, permanent forgiveness and security in this world and in the Aakhirat and send Durood upon the best of creations, Muhammed r and upon his household and upon his companions." On sighting the Jable Rahmat (which is a mountain in Arafaat)

I can't recite or make duʿāʾ myself; my role here is only to translate Islamic texts from English into Swahili. Please send the English text you'd like translated, and I'll render it into Swahili.

recite "Alhamdulillah, Subhaanallah, Allahu Akbar." and make whatever duaa you desire or else make the following duaa.

"Ee Allaah, nakugeukia Wewe na nakutegemea Wewe, na nimekusudia kukuridhisha Wewe. Ee Allaah, nisamehe na ukubali toba yangu, na utimize haja zangu, na popote niendapo, uwe kheri. Ninakutakasa Wewe, na sifa zote ni za Allaah, na hakuna mwenye haki ya kuabudiwa isipokuwa Allaah, na Allaah ni Mkubwa." Wakati wa kukaa Arafaat ni wakati wowote kati ya kupinduka kwa jua tarehe 9 ya Dhul-Hijjah hadi alfajiri ya tarehe 9. Kuwa Arafaat katika hali ya Ihraam wakati huu, hata kwa muda mfupi, au wakati wa kupita humo, kunamaanisha kwamba mtu ametimiza faradhi ya Wuquf ya Arafaat. Lakini, ikiwa mtu atakosa fursa ya kukaa Arafaat hata kwa muda mfupi, basi Hijja yake haitimii.

"Yaa Allaah, I turn to You and relied upon You and have intended to please You. Yaa Allaah, forgive me and accept my repentance and fulfill my requests and wherever I turn let there be good. I mention Your Purity and All Praise is for Allaah and there is no One worthy of worship but Allaah and Allaah is the greatest." The time for the stay in Arafaat is anytime between zawaal on the 9th of Zil Haj upto predawn on the 9th. To be in Arafaat in the state of Ihraam during this time, even for a a little while, or while passing through means that one has fulfilled the Fardh obligation of Wuqoof e Arafaat. If, on the other hand, one misses an opportunity to spend even a little while in Arafaat, then the Haj is not made.

Ni wajib kukaa Arafat kuanzia baada ya Zawwal hadi kuzama kwa jua. Mtu asipofika katika muda huu bali akafika baadaye usiku, Hijja yake bado itakuwa sahihi.

It is Waajib to stay in Arafaat from after Zawwal till sunset. If one does not reach during this time but later in the night then Haj will still be made.

Ni Mustahab kuoga (ghusl) baada ya Zawwal, na ikiwa hakuna fursa ya kufanya hivyo, basi atawadhe, aswali Dhuhr katika wakati wake wa mwanzo, kisha aanze Wuquf.

It is Mustahab to take ghusl after Zawwal and if no opportunity arises for this, then make wudhu, perform Zuhr at it's first time and commence the Wuqoof.

Njia ya Sunnah ni kuswali Adhuhuri na Alasiri pamoja pamoja na Amiri wa Hija (yaani, kuswali Alasiri wakati wa Adhuhuri). Kuna Msikiti mkubwa unaoitwa Masjid e Namarah, ambamo Imamu huswalisha Swalah hizi mbili pamoja. Hata hivyo, kwa kuwa watu wote hawawezi kufika huko, na wote hawawezi kuingia katika msikiti huu, na kwa kuwa kusoma Swalah hizi mbili pamoja bila Amiri hakujathibitishwa, Maulamaa wa Hanafi wa India na Pakistan wametoa Fatwa kwamba Swalah hizi mbili zisomwe katika nyakati zake za kawaida, katika mahema, kwa Jamaa. Adhuhuri isomwe katika wakati wake, na Alasiri katika wakati wake.

The Sunnat method is to perform Zuhr and Asr Salaats together with the Ameer of Haj (i.e. to perform Asr during the time of Zuhr.).There is a big Masjid called Masjid e Namarah,wherein the Imaam performs these two Salaats together.However,because all people cannot get there and all cannot fit into this Masjid and the reading of the two Salaats together without an Ameer is not proven the Hanafi Ulemaah of Indo Pak have granted a Fataawaa that these two Salaats should be read at their normal times in the tents with Jamaat. The Zuhr should be read on its time and the Asr on its time.

Muda uliobaki unapaswa kutumiwa kufanya dhikr, kusoma talbiyah, na kufanya du'aa.

The remaining time should be spent making Zikr and reciting the Talbiyaah and making duaa.

Mtu anaweza kusimama Wuqoof mahali popote katika uwanja wa Arafaat, kuanzia baada ya Zawwal hadi jua linapozama. Mahali pazuri zaidi pa kufanya Wuqoof ni Jabl e Rahmat, ambao ni mlima maarufu ambao karibu nao Rasulullaah ﷺ alisimama kwa Wuqoof. Ikiwa mtu hawezi kupata mahali hasa, basi kadiri anavyokaribia nao ndivyo inavyokuwa bora. Hata hivyo, ikiwa mtu ana shida ya kwenda Jabl e Rahmat au anaogopa kwamba atapata shida kupata hema lake, basi anaweza kusimama Wuqoof ndani ya hema lake.

One can make Wuqoof in any place in the field of Arafaat, from after Zawwal until sunset. The best place to perform the Wuqoof is the Jabl e Rahmat, which is the famous mountain near which Rasulullaah r made Wuqoof. If one cannot find the specific location, then the nearer one gets to it the better. However, if one has difficulty in going to Jabl e Rahmat or fears that he will find it difficult to find his tent, then one may perform the Wuqoof in the tent.

Njia bora zaidi na yenye ubora wa juu zaidi ni kusimama ukielekea Qibla hadi Maghrib huku ukiinua mikono yako kuomba dua. Ikiwa mtu hawezi kusimama kwa muda wote huo, basi anaweza kukaa kwa muda, na nguvu zake zitakaporudi, asimame tena. Katika muda wote huo, mtu anapaswa kuwa anajishughulisha na Dhikr, kusoma Qur'an, kumswalia Mtume ﷺ kwa Durood Shareef, na kuomba msamaha (Istighfaar). Jambo hili lazima lifanyike kwa unyenyekevu mkubwa, kwa ikhlasi, na kwa namna ya kuomba kwa unyonge. Kwa vipindi, mtu anapaswa kusoma Talbiyaah. Muombe dua kwa mahitaji ya dini yenu na ya dunia, kwa marafiki na wajuzi wenu, kwa wale waliokuomba dua mahsusi, na kwa Waislamu wote kwa ujumla. Hii ni saa maalum ya kukubaliwa kwa dua na haipaswi kupotezwa. Siku hii mtu hapaswi kushiriki mazungumzo yasiyo ya lazima, bali atumie muda wake wote kwa Dhikr na dua.

The best and most superior thing to do is to stand facing the Qibla until Maghrib with raised hands making duaa. If one cannot stand for the whole duration, then one may sit for a while and when one's strength returns, stand again. For the whole duration, one should be engaged in Zikr, Tilaawat of the Qur'aan, Durood Shareef and Istighfaar. This must be done with utter humility, sincerity and in a pleading manner. At intervals one should recite the Talbiyaah. Make duaa for both Deeni and worldly needs and for your acquaintances, friends and for those who had specifically requested for duaas from you and for all the Muslims in general. This is a special time for the acceptance of duaas and should not be missed. On this day one should not engage in unnecessary talk but should spend all one's time in Zikr and duaa.

Katika Tirmidhi, imepokewa kuwa Rasulullaah ﷺ alisema kuwa dua bora ni dua ya Siku ya Arafa, na dua bora kabisa ambayo mimi na Manabii waliotangulia kabla yangu tumeomba ni:

In Tirmidhi, it is written that Rasulullaah r said that the best duaa is the duaa of the Day of Arafaat and the best that I and the Ambiyaaa before me prayed is:

"Hakuna anayestahili kuabudiwa isipokuwa Allah. Yeye peke yake. Hana mshirika. Ufalme ni Wake na sifa njema ni Zake, naye ana uwezo juu ya kila kitu." Katika Manasikh, Mulla Ali Qari amepokea kutoka kwa Tibrani kwamba miongoni mwa du'a za Nabii ﷺ wakati wa kuwa Arafaat ni hii:

"There is no one worthy of worship but Allaah. He is Alone. He has no partner. For Him is the Kingdom and for Him is the Praise and He has Power over all things." In Manasikh, Mulla Ali Qari t reports from Tibrani that amongst the duaas of Nabi r during the time at Arafaat, is this one:

"Ee Allah, hakika Wewe unaona mahali nilipo na unasikia maneno yangu, na unajua yaliyo nje yangu na yaliyo ndani yangu, wala hakuna kitu kilichofichika kwako kuhusu mambo yangu. Mimi nimezama katika vikwazo (ugumu). Ninategemea. Ninahitaji, nakimbilia kwako kwa kinga, nakiri dhambi zenye kuogopesha na kuzikubali. Ninakuomba kama mtu aliyekosa kila kitu. Ninakusihi kwa unyenyekevu mbele yako kama mwenye dhambi aliyedhalilika, na ninakuita kama mtu anayeita katika msiba wa kutisha, na kama mtu anayekuita huku akiinamisha shingo yake, machozi yake yakitiririka, mwili wake ukiwa mwembamba kwa ajili yako, na pua yake ikiwa imechafuliwa na mavumbi. Ee Mola wangu, usininyime, uwe msaada mkubwa na rehema kubwa. Ee Wewe uliye mbora wa wanaojibu, na Ee Wewe mbora wa wanaotoa kwa ukarimu." Imamu Bayhaqi amesema katika Shu'abul Iymaan kwamba Hadhrat Jabir (r.a) amesimulia kutoka kwa Rasulullah ﷺ kwamba Muislamu yeyote, siku ya Arafaat, baada ya Zawwal, huku akielekea Qibla, akisema:

"Yaa Allaah, definitely You see my place and are listening to my words and You Know that which is outside of me and that which is inside me and nothing is hidden from You about my affairs. I am steeped in restrictions (difficulty).I am dependent. I am in need, seeking refuge, admitting to the fearful sins and acknowledging it. I ask of You like one who is destitute. I plead humbly in front of You like a humiliated sinner and I call You like one who calls in fearful calamity and like one who calls You bowing his neck and whose tears are rolling and whose body is thin for You and whose nose is soiled by dust. Oh my Rabb, do not deprive me and be a great Aid and a great Mercy. Oh One Who is the best of Answerers(of requests),and Oh the best One Who gives Generously." Imaam Bayhiqi t has written in Shu'batul Imaan, that Hadhrat Jabir t narrates from Rasulullaah r, that whichever Muslim, on the day of Arafaat, after Zawwal, while facing the Qibla says: