حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ فَقَالَ حَجَجْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَ عُثْمَانَ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَأَنَا لَا أَصُومُهُ وَلَا آمُرُ بِهِ وَلَا أَنْهَى عَنْهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5117
Ibn Abi Nujayh narrated that his father said: Ibn 'Umar was asked about fasting on the day of 'Arafah and he said: I did Hajj with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and he did not fast it; I did Hajj with Abu Bakr and he did not fast it; I did Hajj with 'Umar and he did not fast it; and I did Hajj with 'Uthmaan and he did not fast it. I do not fast it or instruct others to do so, and I do not forbid it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020