The wisdom behind the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: “I stopped here, and all of ‘Arafah is a standing place”?

Question : And Allah the Exalted said… The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement that “all of it is a standing place, and all of ‘Arafah is a standing place.” Yes. Peace and blessings be upon him. And among them is the place of sacrifice, al-Muzdalifah. Yes. Based on what? Based on the presence of following the Prophet in what is upon that? Because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated these two and what is similar to them, he indicated that following him in what is other than them is obligatory. As for this, it is not permissible.

Answer : No, it appears to me that the meaning is not that it is obligatory. The meaning is that it is better for a person not to burden himself and to stand in his place, because if the people were to gather in this place, whether the sacred eastern area or the Prophet’s standing place at ‘Arafah, there would be hardship in that.