on ▁through ▁sun set , ▁this ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁' standing ▁before ▁God ' ▁( w u qu f ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁r ites ▁of ▁H aj j . ▁At ▁, ▁pil gr ims ▁offer ▁Zu hr ▁( D ho hr ) ▁and ▁As r ▁pray ers ▁together ▁at ▁no on ▁time . ▁A ▁pil gr im ' s ▁H aj j ▁is ▁considered ▁invalid ▁if ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁spend ▁the ▁afternoon ▁on ▁A raf ah . ▁ ▁A raf ah ▁prayer ▁As ▁Hus ay n ▁ibn ▁Ali ▁rec ited ▁the ▁prayer ▁during ▁the ▁H aj j ▁at ▁Mount ▁A raf ah ▁on ▁ 9 ▁D hu ▁al - H ij j ah , ▁Muslim s ▁during ▁the ▁H aj j ▁rec ite ▁the ▁A raf ah ▁prayer ▁from ▁Zu hr ▁prayer ▁to ▁sun set . ▁This ▁day ▁is ▁called ▁prayer ▁day , ▁spe cially ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁stand ▁on ▁Mount ▁A raf ah . ▁On ▁day ▁of ▁A raf ah , ▁Sh ia ▁Muslim s ▁go ▁to ▁holy ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁mos ques ▁and ▁gra ves ▁of ▁Sh i ' a ▁Im ams ▁to ▁rec ite ▁A raf ah ▁prayer . ▁ ▁Fast ing ▁on ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁A raf ah ▁ ▁Fast ing ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁A raf ah ▁for ▁non - p il gr ims ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁recommended ▁S unn ah ▁which ▁ent ails ▁a ▁great ▁reward ; ▁Al lah ▁forg ives ▁the ▁s ins ▁of ▁two ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁narr ated ▁from ▁Ab