Ataa reported: I heard Ibn Abbas (RA) narrating to us that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to a woman of the Ansar (Ibn Abbas (RA) had mentioned her name but I have forgotten it): 'What has prevented you that you do not perform Hajj along with us? She said: We have only two camels for carrying water. One of the camels has been taken by my husband and my son for performing Hajj and one has been left for us for carrying water, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: So when the month of Ramadan comes, perform 'Umrah, for'Umrah in this (month) is equal to Hajj (in reward).

Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to a woman of the Ansar who was called Umm Sinan: What has prevented you that you did not perform Hajj with us? She said: The father of so and so (i. e. her husband) had only two camels. One of them had been taken away by him (my husband) and his son for Hajj, whereas the other one is used by our boy to carry water. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: 'Umrah during the month of Ramadan would suffice for Hajj or Hajj along with me.