Those who said that whoever stands at Arafah before dawn has caught it

It is narrated from Ata that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever reaches Arafah before the break of dawn has caught the Hajj, and whoever misses (the standing at) Arafah has missed the Hajj."

Something similar is also narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever reaches Arafah at night has caught the Hajj.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Whoever stands at Arafah at night has caught the Hajj, if he adopts piety (taqwa) and righteousness.

Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar said: Whoever stands at Arafah at night, his Hajj is complete, even if he does not catch up with the people at Jam' (Muzdalifah).

The same is also reported from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, Sulayman bin Yasar, Ata and Salim.

Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar said: Whoever stands at Arafah at night has caught the Hajj, even if he does not catch up with the people at Jam' (Muzdalifah).

Nafi' said: Whoever stands at Arafah before the break of dawn has caught the Hajj, and whoever could not do so has missed the Hajj. He should perform tawaf of the House (of Allah), perform the sa'i between Safa and Marwah, shave his head and come out of ihram, perform Hajj again the following year and offer a sacrifice; if he cannot offer a sacrifice, then (he should observe) three fasts during the days of Hajj and seven fasts after returning home.

Al-Hasan and Ata said: Whoever attains the standing at Arafah before the break of dawn on the night of sacrifice (Nahr) has caught the Hajj, even if he does not catch up with the people at Jam' (Muzdalifah).

Ibrahim said: Whoever misses Arafah or Muzdalifah has missed the Hajj.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Whoever catches the standing at Arafah before the break of dawn has caught the Hajj.

Sayyiduna Urwah bin Mudarris al-Ta'i (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he could not reach the people until they were already at Muzdalifah. Then he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I have exhausted myself and worn out my mount, and by Allah, I did not leave a single hill without stopping on it. Is my Hajj complete?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever offers this prayer with us, having departed from Arafat before that, by night or by day, has removed his unkemptness and his Hajj is complete."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Ya'mur (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard (him) while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing at Arafah, and some people from the people of Makkah were coming to him. They said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! How is the Hajj?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hajj is (the standing at) Arafah. So whoever comes (to Arafah) before the break of dawn on the night of Muzdalifah, his Hajj is complete. (The days of) Mina are three days; so whoever hastens (to leave) in two days, there is no sin upon him, and whoever delays, there is no sin upon him either." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) seated a man behind him on his mount, who was calling out these words.