Arabic (Original)
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.
English Translation
Isma'il told us, Ibn Abi Najih informed us, from his father, who said: Ibn Umar was asked about fasting the Day of Arafah. He said, "I performed Hajj with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he did not fast it; I performed Hajj with Abu Bakr, and he did not fast it; I performed Hajj with Umar, and he did not fast it; I performed Hajj with Uthman, and he did not fast it. And I do not fast it, nor do I command it, nor do I forbid it."