مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
Revelation of a verse on the day of Arafah and declaring it as Eid
Hadith 31
31 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ: لَوْ عَلَيْنَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ ﴿ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ، وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي، وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا﴾ لَاتَّخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ عِيدًا، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: «إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَيَّ يَوْمٍ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ نَزَلَتْ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ وَفِي يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ»
Tariq bin Shihab says: A person belonging to the Jews said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): If this verse had been revealed to us, "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion." (5-al-Ma'idah:13), we would have declared that day as a day of Eid. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I know on which day this verse was revealed. This verse was revealed on the day of Arafah and it was revealed on a Friday.
