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Sahih al-Bukhari 7268 (Book 96, Hadith 1) #7073
The Revelation of Verse 5:3

SUMMARY: Umar, the second Caliph of Islam, was told by a Jew that if the verse 5:3 had been revealed to them, they would have taken that day as an 'Id (festival) day. Umar then informed him that this verse was revealed on the day of 'Arafat, which is a Friday.

Narrated Tariq bin Shihab: A Jew said to 'Umar, "O Chief of the Believers, if this verse: 'This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favors upon you, and have chosen for you, Islam as your religion'. (5:3) had been revealed upon us, we would have taken that day as an 'Id (festival) day"'.Umar said, "I know definitely on what day this Verse was revealed; it was revealed on the day of 'Arafat, on a Friday".
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ لِعُمَرَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَوْ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الإِسْلاَمَ دِينًا‏}‏ لاَتَّخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ عِيدًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ أَىَّ يَوْمٍ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ، نَزَلَتْ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ فِي يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ‏.‏ سَمِعَ سُفْيَانُ مِنْ مِسْعَرٍ وَمِسْعَرٌ قَيْسًا وَقَيْسٌ طَارِقًا‏.‏
TOPICS
revelation  *  verse  *  day  *  friday  *  ruyah  *  ayah  *  aleid  *  aljumuah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect other religions , Be knowledgeable about faith .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the revelation of one of the most important verses in Islam - Verse 5:3 . This verse is found in Surah Al-Ma’idah and it states “This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favors upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion”. According to this hadith narrated by Tariq bin Shihab, a Jew asked Umar ibn al-Khattab when this verse was revealed and he replied that it was revealed on the Day of Arafat which is also known as Friday. This shows us how important Fridays are in Islam since it marks an important event in Islamic history - when Allah completed His favor upon Muslims by revealing this special verse. It also teaches us about respecting other religions since Umar showed respect to Jews even though they were not Muslim at that time. Furthermore, it teaches us about being knowledgeable about our faith so we can answer questions from people who may not be Muslim but still want to learn more about our religion.

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