He was a companion of the Prophet, and he reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the ritual bath on the day of Eid al-Fitr, the day of sacrifice, and the day of Arafah. Fakih likewise used to instruct his family to perform the ritual bath on these days.
حدثنا نصر بن علي الجهضمي حدثنا يوسف بن خالد حدثنا أبو جعفر الخطمي عن عبد الرحمن بن عقبة بن الفاكه بن سعد
وكانت له صحبة أن رسول الله ﷺ كان يغتسل يوم الفطر ويوم النحر ويوم عرفة وكان الفاكه يأمر أهله بالغسل في هذه الأيام
[Its chain of transmission is fabricated] Abdullah bin Ahmad recorded it in Zawaid al-Musnad, 4/78, from Nasr bin Ali with this chain, and Busiri said, This is a daif chain of transmission because of the weakness of Yusuf bin Khalid. Ibn Main said about him, "A liar, corrupt, a heretic." I say, more than one scholar declared him a liar, and Ibn Hibban said he used to fabricate hadith. Also, Abdul-Rahman bin Uqbah is unknown (Taqrib).