Hadith on Arafat: Hajj culminates in day of ‘Arafah

‘Abdu Rahman ibn Ya’mar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Hajj is Arafat. Whoever reaches the night of Arafat before the rising of the sun at dawn the next day, he has completed his pilgrimage.

Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3016

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْحَجُّ عَرَفَةُ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ لَيْلَةَ عَرَفَةَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ مِنْ لَيْلَةِ جَمْعٍ فَقَدْ تَمَّ حَجُّهُ

3016 سنن النسائي كتاب مناسك الحج فرض الوقوف بعرفة

3172 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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