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2026.05.22 主麻講稿 Khutbah (Eng Below)
各位教親，
我們現在正處於一整年當中最美好、最尊貴、最受真主吉慶的十天，也就是 Dhul Hijjah 朝覲月份的前十天。在這十天當中，最尊貴的就是第九天，也就是 Arafah。真主在古蘭經裡面提到這一天：
「今天，我已為你們成全了你們的宗教，我已完成我所賜你們的恩典，我已選擇伊斯蘭做你們的宗教。」[5:3]
這一天，也是我們所有人的靈魂曾經在 Arafat 的平原上被召集起來的日子：
「當時，你的主從阿丹的子孫的背脊中取出他們的後裔，並使他們招認。主說：「難道我不是你們的主嗎？」他們說：「怎麼不是呢？我們已作證了。」」[7:172]
我們的天性早就已經跟真主立過了誓約，當時候的我們見證：真主是我們的造物主，是養育我們的主。認主獨一的概念早就已經根深蒂固在我們心中。這也就是為什麼我們出生來到這個世界後，與生俱來的本能就是去信仰唯一的真主。
Arafah 的日子同時也是一整年當中，真主將最多僕人從火獄中釋放出來的日子。在這一天，全球上百萬的朝覲人士會齊聚在Arafat 平原上做 Du’a，向真主祈求寬恕；而我們這些沒有去朝覲的人，也應該全心全意地敬拜安拉，用我們最真誠的方式來做 Du’a。
雖然我們不建議正在朝覲的人在 Arafah 這一天封齋，但對於我們這些沒有去朝覲的人來說，只要身體能力有辦法，這一天是極度推薦大家去封齋的。先知 ﷺ 告訴我們：在 Arafah 這一天封齋，可以洗滌過去一年以及未來一年的罪過。
然而，很多人常常有一個誤解，以為 Arafah 就只是另一個自願封齋的日子而已。其實封齋只是這一天當中眾多崇拜功課中的一部分而已。我們要做的是把這一天的價值發揮到極致，用盡可能多的善功把它填滿：在禮拜時保持最高的專注、只要舌頭有空就隨時記念真主、多施捨，來淨化我們的財富、並且盡可能地多做 Du’a。
這些功課雖然都不是主命義務，但都是非常推薦的聖行跟副功。如果我們是真的想要成功、真的想得到真主的慈憫，我們就必須得自己也展現出這份決心。這就是一年中最好的時機，讓我們去祈求真主去減輕我們的困難、讓我們的人生順順利利、給予我們生活平靜跟安寧。這些都不應該是別人來催促我們才去做，而是應該我們自己發自內心、心甘情願地去行動，向真主證明我們是真的渴望。
我們是真的想得到寬恕嗎？我們是真的想獲得真主的吉慶嗎？我們是真的渴望成功嗎？我們在這十天內所做的功課，其實就是最好的證明。所以儘管說這一天封齋不是強制性的，我們也應該在心中把它當作是個人的義務來看待；就算宰牲、施捨和記念真主都只是聖行，我們也該盡全力去實踐。
所以對於即將到來的 Arafah，我們現在就必須開始做準備。Arafah 會在星期二，也就代表大多數人可能都要上班。所以如果可以的話，在那一天請個假、有什麼安排都先移到其他日子，然後從現在開始就規劃那一天的行程，以便我們可以好好專注我們的功修。
在這一天我們應該好好專注做這幾項功修：
1. 多多記念真主：讚美真主（Subhanallah）、感讚真主（Alhamdulillah）、萬物非主唯有真主（La ilaha illa Allah）、真主至大（Allahu Akbar）。 在 Arafah 這一天，我們能做的最好的事，就是重新刷新我們的靈魂曾經與真主立下的誓約，確認真主的完美獨一。先知 ﷺ 曾經說：「最好的祈禱是在 Arafah 的日子做的祈禱。而我和我之前的先知們所說過最好的話就是：
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
（萬物非主，唯有真主，他獨一無二，一切的權利與讚頌全歸於他，他主宰萬物，全能於一切。）所以我們應該盡可能多地念這段記念詞，好好思考跟領悟它的內涵，從中淨化我們的信仰
2. 在開始做我們個人的 Du’a 之前，先去施捨
3. 向真主祈求寬恕：針對我們大大小小的罪過、公開的或隱藏的過錯，打從心底向真主懺悔
4. 把任何想要向真主祈求的事情寫下來，不管是用紙筆還是記在手機裡。列出具體的一個清單，指名道姓地為自己的家人、親朋好友、為我們的穆斯林 Ummah 奮鬥的人、我們台灣的群體，世界各地的教胞一起祈禱
5. 針對有舉意也有經濟能力的人，履行宰牲（Qurban）的聖行。這是一項可以幫助我們放下傲慢與自尊的功課，又能拉近貧富之間的距離。因為在宰牲節這一天，不管貧富階級，每個人都可以享用到同樣高品質的食物跟肉品。只要我們無私分享，讓吃肉這件事不再是屬於有錢人專有的，而是讓整個世界各地的穆斯林都能凝聚在一起，一起共同慶祝這個節日。
祈求真主賜給我們健康跟能力，讓我們能把這些吉慶的日子發揮到極致。求真主接受我們的齋戒，洗滌我們過去一年與未來一年的罪過。求真主在這個吉慶的 Arafah 日，將我們的名字列入免受火獄刑罰的信士之中。
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Dear brothers and sisters,
We are currently living through the 10 most blessed days of the entire year. And among these 10 days, the most blessed among them is the 9th day, which is the Day of Arafah. It is the day Allah perfected the religion of Islam, as stated in Surah Al-Ma’idah:
اَلْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِيْنَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِْى وَرَضِيْتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَـٰمَ دِيْنًا
Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed My blessing upon you, and chosen Islam as your religion. [5:3]
It is the day when our souls were brought forth in the plains of Arafat:
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ ۛ شَهِدْنَا ۛ أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَافِلِينَ
And ˹remember˺ when your Lord brought forth from the loins of the children of Adam their descendants and had them testify regarding themselves. ˹Allah asked,˺ “Am I not your Lord?” They replied, “Yes, You are! We testify.” ˹He cautioned,˺ “Now you have no right to say on Judgment Day, ‘We were not aware of this.’ [7:172]
Our Fitrah has made a covenant with Allah, that we testify that Allah is our Creator and our Lord, to have the concept of Tawheed planted within ourselves. And that is why our natural disposition is to believe in the Oneness of Allah after being born into this world.
The day of Arafah is also the day when Allah frees more servants from the Hellfire than any other day during the year. During this day, millions of pilgrims performing Hajj from all around the world would gather in the plains of Arafat and make Du’a, seeking forgiveness from Allah, while those of us who are not performing the Hajj will also be dedicating ourselves to the worship of Allah and making Du’a in the best manner we can.
Even though it’s not recommended for those who are performing Hajj to fast on the day of Arafah, it is extremely recommended for all of us who are not performing Hajj to fast, if we are able to. The Prophet ﷺ told us that fasting on the day of Arafah wipes away the sins of the previous year as well as the upcoming year.
However, the common misconception that many people have, is take the day of Arafah as just another day of voluntary fasting. Fasting on the day of Arafah is only a portion of the worship, because we want to make the most out of this day, to fill it with as many actions of worship as possible. To pray with as much Khushoo’ as we can, to make Dhikr whenever our tongue is available, to give charity to purify our wealth, to make as much Du’a as we can. None of these acts of worship are an obligation. They are all highly recommended voluntary acts. Because if we really want to be successful, if we really want to become deserving of Allah’s Mercy, we need to show that commitment ourselves. This is the best time of the year, to ask Allah to ease our difficulties, to settle our affairs, to grant us peace and tranquility in our lives. And all of that shouldn’t be something to be told of, but rather they should be done spontaneously, from the bottom of our hearts, to show that we really want it.
Do we really want our sins to be forgiven? Do we really want to earn the blessings of Allah? Do we really want to be successful? The deeds we perform during these days will indicate how strong we truly want them. So even if it’s not an obligation to fast, we should take it as an obligation upon ourselves to fast. Even if it’s only a “recommendation” to slaughter, we should try to slaughter, give charity, and perform Dhikr.
Therefore for the upcoming day of Arafat, we should start making preparations from now. It is going to be on a Tuesday, which means that it will be at a time when many of us are working. If possible, we should try to take a day off, cancel any appointments, and start planning what to do on that day so that we can focus entirely for the worship of Allah.
And among the recommended actions:
Recite Tasbih (Subhanallah), Tahmid (Alhamdulillah), Tahlil (La ilaha illa Allah), Takbir (Allahu Akbar)
The best thing we can do on the Day of Arafah is to renew the covenant that our souls have made with Allah, which is to confirm the Oneness of Allah and recognize Him as our Lord. Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “The best supplication is that which is made on the day of Arafat. The best of it is what was said by myself and the Prophets before me,
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
There is no God but Allah alone, without any partners, unto Him belongs the dominion and all praise, and He has power over all things.
Recite this as many times as possible, reflect and ponder upon its meanings, and purify our Iman from anything that prevents us from getting closer to Allah.
Give Sadaqah before we start making private Du’a to Allah
Ask Allah for forgiveness, make sincere repentance for major and minor sins, the big and small, the public and the secret ones.
Make as many Du’a as we can. Write the things that we want to ask Allah down, either in papers or on the phone. Mention the specific things we want. Mention the specific names of our family members, our close relatives and friends, those who fight for this Ummah, for our own community, for the entire Ummah.
Lastly, for those of us who have the Niyyah and the ability, to perform the sacrifice of Qurban. This is a sacrifice that should humble ourselves, to pull down our ego, to allow us to close the gap between the rich and the poor. Because on the day of Eid, all of us get to enjoy the celebration by eating food and meat of the same quality. To share the meat so that it’s not only the rich who get to enjoy meat, but the whole Ummah can celebrate altogether.
May Allah grant us the health and the ability to make the most of these blessed days. May Allah grant us sincerity in our fasting that wipes away our sins of the past year and the year to come. May Allah write our names among those who are freed from the Hellfire on the blessed day of Arafah. Ameen.
各位教親，我們現在正處於一整年當中最美好、最尊貴、最受真主吉慶的十天，也就是 Dhul Hijjah 朝覲月份的前十天。在這十天當中...
