Fasting on the day of Arafah in Makkah

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about fasting on the day of Arafah. He said: I performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast that day; I performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and he too did not fast that day; I performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he too did not fast that day; I performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and he too did not fast that day; and I myself do not fast it. As for you, I neither command you to fast it nor forbid you from it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Fadl bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for milk from the saddle of Umm al-Fadl on the day of Arafah, and then drank it while he was at Arafah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Fadl bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank (water or milk) on the day of Arafah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast on the day of standing at Arafah. Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) sent him milk, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) drank from it.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: I came to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) on the day of Arafah while he was eating a pomegranate, and he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast on the day of Arafah; Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) gave him milk to drink, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) drank from it. Then he said: "May Allah curse so-and-so; they deliberately turned to the days of Hajj and erased its adornment." And he said: "The adornment of Hajj is the talbiyah."

Ikrimah said: I visited Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) in his house and asked him about fasting on the day of Arafah at Arafat. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting on the day of Arafah at Arafat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The day of standing at Arafah, the day of sacrifice and the days of Mina are days of eating and drinking."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib was asked about fasting on the day of standing at Arafah. He said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) did not fast it.

It was mentioned to Tawus that fasting on the day of Arafah equals fasting two years. He said in surprise: Then where were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) from it? (That is, why then did they not fast that day?)

Sa'id bin Jubayr did not fast on the day of Arafah and said: I want to gain strength for supplication.

Ubayd bin Umayr said: I saw Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) drinking (water or milk) on the day of standing at Arafah.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) were seen on the afternoon of the day of Arafah passing a vessel back and forth between them and drinking from it.

Al-Hasan disliked fasting on the day of Arafah for a person who is in Makkah.

Ubayd bin Umayr ordered his son not to fast on the day of Arafah.

Umarah bin Zadhan said: I asked Salim about fasting on the day of Arafah. He said: O my son! Neither Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) nor anyone from the family of Umar used to fast it.

Masruq said: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to fast on the day of Arafah.

Al-Qasim used to fast on the day of Arafah.