عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ اليَهُودِ قَالَ لَهُ: يَا أَمِيرَ المُؤْمِنِينَ، آيَةٌ فِي كِتَابِكُمْ تَقْرَؤُونَهَا، لَوْ عَلَيْنَا مَعْشَرَ اليَهُودِ نَزَلَتْ لاَتَّخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ اليَوْمَ عِيدًا، قَالَ: أَيُّ آيَةٍ؟ قَالَ: {اليَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الإِسْلاَمَ دِينًا} [المائدة: 3] قَالَ عُمَرُ: قَدْ عَرَفْنَا ذَلِكَ اليَوْمَ، وَالمَكَانَ الَّذِي نَزَلَتْ فِيهِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ بِعَرَفَةَ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ.
Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Omari bin Khattwab -radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake-: Kuwa mwanume mmoja katika Mayahudi alisema kumwambia: Ewe kiongozi wa waumini, kuna Aya ndani ya kitabu chenu hua mnaisoma, laiti ingelikuwa imeteremka kwetu sisi jamii ya Mayahudi, basi tungeifanya siku hiyo kuwa sikukuu, akasmea: Ni Aya ipi? Akasema: "Leo nimekukamilishieni Dini yenu, na nimekutimizieni neema yangu, na nimekupendeleeni Uislamu uwe ndiyo Dini." [Al-Maaida: 3] Omari akasema: Tunaijua siku hiyo, na mahali ilipoteremka aya hiyo kwa Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake, alikuwa kasimama Arafa siku ya Ijumaa.
‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man from the Jews said to him: O Commander of the Believers, there is a verse in your Book; had it been sent down to us, the community of Jews, we would have taken this day as a festival. He said: Which verse? He said: {Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen Islam as your religion.} [Surat al-Mā’idah: 3]. ‘Umar said: Indeed, we know that day and the place where it was revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was standing at ‘Arafah on a Friday.