Revelation of the Verse of Completion of Religion at Arafat

On the Day of Arafah during the Farewell Hajj, while the Prophet stood at Arafat, Allah revealed the momentous verse: 'This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion' (al-Ma'idah 5:3). When Umar ibn al-Khattab heard this verse, he wept. When asked why, he said: 'Nothing comes after perfection except decline,' understanding that this signaled the approaching end of the Prophet's mission on earth. A Jewish man later told Umar: 'There is a verse you recite in your Book; had it been revealed to us Jews, we would have taken that day as a holiday.' Umar replied: 'I know on which day it was revealed. It was revealed on the Day of Arafah, on a Friday, and both are holidays for us.' This verse confirmed that the religion was complete and no further legislation would be revealed.