What is the preferred time for the one in ihram to stand at 'Arafah: before the sun passes its zenith or after?

Question : Shaykh, the contractors pay their workers on the Day of 'Arafah immediately after the Fajr prayer. Is it from the Sunnah for people to rest and sleep until the sun passes its zenith, and then, as the majority say, that the standing begins after the sun passes its zenith? Or should they strive in dhikr and du'a' from after the Fajr prayer on the Day of 'Arafah?

Answer : Beginning the du'a' and dhikr on the Day of 'Arafah is only prescribed after the sun passes its zenith; there is no doubt about this. So the best time to begin the standing is after the sun passes its zenith. However, the discussion is about what suffices: does standing before the sun passes its zenith suffice or not? As for the fact that the best is not to stand except after the sun passes its zenith, this is agreed upon. May Allah reward you.