24/194. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3002 — Religion Perfected at Arafat
What Was Narrated Concerning The Day Of Arafat
This Day I Have Perfected Your Religion: Arafat Hadith Explained
Sunan an-Nasai : 3002
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3002
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ قَالَ يَهُودِيٌّ لِعُمَرَ لَوْ عَلَيْنَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ لاَتَّخَذْنَاهُ عِيدًا { الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ } قَالَ عُمَرُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَتْ فِيهِ وَاللَّيْلَةَ الَّتِي أُنْزِلَتْ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعَرَفَاتٍ .
Tariq bin Shihab Narrated from:
A Jew said to `Umar: "If this Verse had been revealed to us, we would have taken it as a festival (Eid): 'This day, I have perfected your religion for you.'" Umar said: "I know the day when it was revealed and the night on which it was revealed: a Friday night when we were with Messenger of Allah in Arafat."
[1] Al-Mâ'idah 5:3.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3002In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 385English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 3005
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3002
This Hadith centers on the verse, This day, I have perfected your religion for you. A Jew told Umar that if this verse had been revealed to his people, they would have taken that day as a festival. Umar responded with clear knowledge of when it was revealed. He said he knew the day and the night: it was a Friday night while they were with the Messenger of Allah in Arafat. The message is simple and powerful. The verse was remembered with its time and place, and Arafat is shown as a day linked to completion, gratitude, and a major moment in the Hajj gathering. The Hadith does not add extra details beyond that clear report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions preserved the setting of Quranic revelation with care.
- The verse about perfected religion was linked here to Friday and Arafat.
- Umar responded with knowledge rather than argument.
