What is said on the evening of Arafah, and what is recommended in supplication

Abu Sha'bah said: I was beside Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) at Arafah, and my knee was touching his knee, or my thigh was touching his thigh. I did not hear him say anything more than these words: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir' (There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things), until he moved on from Arafah to Jam' (Muzdalifah).

Dawud bin Abi Asim said: I stood with Salim bin Abdullah at Arafah to see what he would do. He remained occupied in dhikr and supplication until the people moved on (from Arafah).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Most often, I and the prophets before me supplicate at Arafat with this supplication: There is no god worthy of worship except Allah; He is alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, illuminate my heart, my hearing and my sight. O Allah, expand my breast for me and make my affair easy for me. I seek refuge in You from the whisperings of the heart and the scattering of affairs, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the grave. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what enters in the night and from the evil of what enters in the day, and from the evil of what the winds carry.

It is narrated from Ibn Abi Husayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Most often, I and the prophets before me supplicate at Arafat with this supplication: There is no god worthy of worship except Allah; He is alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise. All good is in His hand. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things.

A man asked Ibn al-Hanafiyyah: Which supplication is best to recite during Hajj? He said: 'La ilaha illallahu, wallahu akbar' (There is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest).

Sadaqah bin Yasar said: I asked Mujahid: Is reciting the Qur'an better at Arafat, or making dhikr? He said: No, rather reciting the Qur'an is better.

Abd al-Rahman bin Shatar said: I said to Ibn al-Hanafiyyah: What is best for us to say during Hajj? He said: 'La ilaha illallahu, wallahu akbar' (There is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest).