It is narrated from Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give the verdict of the permissibility of Hajj Tamattu’ according to the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When people would say to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that your father forbade Hajj Tamattu’, then why do you oppose his command, he would reply to them: Woe to you, do you not fear Allah? If Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade it, then his intention would also have been for good, that you perform ‘Umrah separately. Now why do you consider it unlawful, while Allah has made it lawful and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) acted upon it? Who is more deserving of being followed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or the action of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)? Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not say to you that performing ‘Umrah in the months of Hajj is unlawful; rather, his statement was that a complete ‘Umrah is that you perform it separately, outside the months of Hajj.

Abu Nadrah narrates: He says, I said to Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) forbids Hajj Tamattu', and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) commands it. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This hadith regarding Hajj revolves in my hand; we performed Hajj Tamattu' with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and then with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr. When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became caliph, he addressed the people and said: Indeed, the Qur'an is the Qur'an and the Messenger of Allah is also the Messenger. The matter is that during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there were two types of Mut'ah practiced: one was the Mut'ah of Hajj and the other was the Mut'ah with women.

It is narrated from Hasan that when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) intended to prohibit Hajj Tamattu', Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "You cannot prohibit Hajj Tamattu', because we performed this Hajj in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stop us from it." But Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) turned away from his statement and did not pay any attention to it. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to prohibit Yemeni cloaks because they were dyed with urine, but Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "You cannot prohibit this either, because the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also wore them and in his time we used to wear them."

It is narrated from Saeed bin Musayyib that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) met together in the valley of Usfan. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) used to prohibit Hajj Tamattu' and 'Umrah, but Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "You want to prohibit an act which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself performed." But he replied: "Please spare us from your statements."

Ishaq bin Yasar says: We were in Makkah when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us and forbade performing Hajj Tamattu’ and he also denied that people had performed such a Hajj with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When this reached Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: What does Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) know about this? He should go and ask his mother, Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her), whether Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) did not end his Ihram and his mother did. When Sayyida Asma heard this, she said: May Allah forgive Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), he has said something inappropriate, but by Allah, he has spoken the truth. Indeed, the people had ended their Ihram and we had also ended our Ihram, and the people had also had intercourse with their wives.

Muslim Qari says: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) about Hajj Tamattu’, and he permitted it, but Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade it. Upon seeing this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) forbids Hajj Tamattu’, while his mother states that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted it. Go and ask her. Muslim Qari says: So we went to her; she was a heavyset woman and had become blind. She stated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indeed permitted it.

Abdullah bin Sharik Amiri says: I heard that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, and Abdullah bin Zubair were asked about performing Umrah before Hajj, so all of them said: Yes, this is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When you reach Makkah Mukarramah, perform the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, and then come out of Ihram (thus this will be your Umrah), even if this act is done one day before Arafah. After that, you should enter into Ihram for Hajj. In this way, Allah Almighty will grant you the opportunity to perform both Hajj and Umrah.

Lady Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We set out on a journey after donning the Ihram. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who have a sacrificial animal with them will remain in the state of Ihram, and those who do not have this animal should perform Umrah and become halal (come out of Ihram). Now, I did not have a sacrificial animal with me, so I became halal, that is, I came out of Ihram. But my husband, Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), had a sacrificial animal with him, so he did not become halal. I took off the Ihram and wore ordinary clothes and went near my husband, Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), but he said: Stay away from me. I said: Are you afraid that I will jump upon you?

Narrated by Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed the people at the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage, saying: Whoever among you wishes to perform Umrah before Hajj, may do so. However, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj Ifrad and did not perform Umrah.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: In the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, we set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We proclaimed the Talbiyah for Umrah, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who have a sacrificial animal with them should proclaim the Talbiyah for both Hajj and Umrah together; they will become lawful from both together. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: When I reached Mecca, I began menstruating, so I could not perform the Tawaf of the House and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. I complained about this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: Untie your hair, comb it, and enter into Ihram for Hajj, and leave the Umrah. So I did as he instructed. When we had completed Hajj, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me with my brother Abdur Rahman to Tan’eem so that I could perform Umrah, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is in place of your Umrah. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Those who had entered into Ihram for Umrah became lawful after performing the Tawaf of the House and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, then after coming from Mina, they performed the Tawaf for Hajj. And those who had combined Hajj and Umrah, that is, performed Qiran Hajj, performed only one Tawaf.