Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hasan says that the first person to adopt dhikr and supplications in Basra was Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Hazrat Musa bin Abu Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that I saw Hazrat Amr bin Harith on the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah delivering a sermon and people were gathered around him.

Hazrat Al-A'mash says that I saw Hazrat Abu Wa'il and his companions sitting on the day of 9th Dhul-Hijjah, and they were conversing with each other in the same manner as they did on other days.

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib was seen on the afternoon of the Day of Arafah, leaning his back against the place where the Imam stands, and facing towards the west, until the sun had set.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakrah said that on the afternoon of the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah, only those people should be present in the central mosque who used to come there previously as well.

Ibn Aun narrates that people asked Muhammad about coming to the mosque on the afternoon of the Day of Arafah. He replied that he saw no harm in it. He was sitting at his home, and on that afternoon, he was conversing in the same manner as he did on other days.

Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Hammad were asked about gathering on the afternoon of Arafah. Both of them said, "This is an innovation (bid'ah)."

Ibrahim says that remembrance and supplications will only take place in Makkah.

Hazrat Ibrahim says that on the Day of Arafah, remembrance and supplications will take place, and the gathering will be in Makkah.

The same is narrated from Hazrat Sha'bi.

Hazrat Zubaid says that we used to do dhikr and remembrance only in our mosques on the Day of Arafah.

Hazrat Ibn al-Hanafiyyah says that on the Day of Arafah, remembrance and supplications will be done only in Makkah Mukarramah.

Hazrat Ibrahim says that surely it is true and correct what people have made obligatory upon themselves in their homes on the Day of Arafah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Muhammad bin Sirin that we witnessed the era of Ziyad, and among the remaining afternoons, we did not deny the afternoon of the Day of Arafah.

Hazrat Aamir and Hazrat Hakam state that engaging in remembrance and gathering on the Day of Arafah is an innovation (bid'ah).

Hasan and Hazrat Ibn Sirin did not use to attend the mosque on the afternoon of Arafah.