When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) set out with the intention of going to Makkah, he said: If I am prevented from reaching the House of Allah, then I will do the same thing that I did with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the year of Hudaybiyyah. He had assumed Ihram for Umrah, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had also assumed Ihram for Umrah in the year of Hudaybiyyah. Then, after some reflection, he said: Umrah and Hajj are indeed one and the same. After that, he also said the same to his companions: These two are indeed one and the same. I make you witnesses that I have now made Hajj obligatory for myself along with Umrah. Then (upon reaching Makkah), he performed only one Tawaf for both. He believed that this was sufficient, and he had also brought a sacrificial animal with him.

Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), when he intended to perform Hajj in the year when he came to fight against Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), it was said to him that there was going to be fighting among the Muslims and there was also a danger that you might be prevented from performing Hajj. He replied, "For you, the life of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best example (Ahzab 21). Even at such a time, I will do only what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did." He said, "I make you witnesses that I have made Umrah obligatory upon myself." Then he set out, and when he reached the plain of Bida’, he said, "Hajj and Umrah are of the same kind. I make you witnesses that I have made Hajj obligatory upon myself along with my Umrah." He also took a sacrificial animal with him, which he had bought from the place of Qudayd, and did nothing else. Before the tenth day, he neither offered the sacrifice nor made anything lawful for himself from which he had refrained due to Ihram, nor did he shave his head or trim his hair. On the tenth day, he offered the sacrifice and shaved his head. He believed that with one Tawaf, he had performed the Tawaf for both Hajj and Umrah. Ibn Umar said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had done the same.

It is narrated from Bakr bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he mentioned to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) had related to him that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had assumed Ihram for both ‘Umrah and Hajj. (So Ibn Umar said:) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assumed Ihram for Hajj, and we also assumed Ihram for Hajj along with him. Then when we reached Makkah, he said: Whoever does not have a sacrificial animal with him should convert his Ihram of Hajj into ‘Umrah (and after performing Tawaf and Sa’i, should come out of Ihram). And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a sacrificial animal with him. Then Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from Yemen, having assumed Ihram for Hajj. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: How did you assume Ihram? Your wife (Sayyidah Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her) is also with us. He replied: I have assumed Ihram in the same manner as you have. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then remain in your Ihram, for we have a sacrificial animal with us.

Amr bin Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that we asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about a person who performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah for Umrah but did not perform Sa'i between Safa and Marwah. Can such a person (after performing Tawaf of the Ka'bah) have relations with his wife? He replied that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came, performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah seven times, prayed two rak'ahs near Maqam Ibrahim, then performed Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, and for you, the life of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the best example.

Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman bin Naufal Quraishi (may Allah have mercy on him) asked Sayyiduna Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah have mercy on him), so he said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed Hajj, and Sayyidah Aisha informed me about this, that when he came to Makkah Mukarramah, the very first thing he did was to perform ablution, then he performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah. This was not his Umrah. After that, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj, and he also first performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah, and this was not his Umrah either. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did the same, then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj, and I saw that the first thing he did was also Tawaf of the Ka'bah, and this was not his Umrah either. Then came the time of Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), (and they also did the same). Then I performed Hajj with my father Zubair bin Al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him), and the first thing he did was also Tawaf of the House of Allah, and this was not Umrah either. After that, I saw the Muhajireen and Ansar also doing the same, and this was not their Umrah either. The last person I saw doing this was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, and he had not performed Umrah either. Ibn Umar is still present, but people do not ask him about this. Similarly, those who have passed away, as soon as they entered Makkah, the very first step they took was for Tawaf, and they would not remove their Ihram after that. I also saw my mother (Asma bint Abi Bakr, may Allah be pleased with her) and my maternal aunt (Aisha) that when they came, the first thing they did was Tawaf, and after that, they would not remove their Ihram. And my mother informed me that she performed Umrah with her sister (Sayyidah Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her), Zubair, and so-and-so, and all of them, when they kissed the Black Stone, would then remove the Ihram of Umrah.

Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) had a servant named Abdullah who narrated that whenever Sayyida Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) passed by the Hajun mountain, she would say, "May Allah's mercy descend upon Muhammad (peace be upon him). We stayed here with him. In those days, we had very little (provisions), few mounts, and little food for the journey. I, my sister Aisha, Zubair, and so-and-so (may Allah be pleased with them) performed Umrah, and when we had completed the Tawaf of the House of Allah (Baytullah), (after performing Sa'i between Safa and Marwah), we became halal (came out of the state of Ihram). We had put on the Ihram for Hajj in the evening."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived (in Makkah) on the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah, reciting the Talbiyah along with his companions. Then he said that those who do not have a sacrificial animal should intend for ‘Umrah instead of Hajj (and after completing ‘Umrah, become halal, then enter into the state of Ihram for Hajj).

Abu Jamrah Nasr bin Imran Dab'i (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that I put on the Ihram for Hajj and Umrah together, so some people forbade me from doing so. Therefore, I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this matter. He told me to perform Tamattu'. Then I saw in a dream that a person was saying to me: "Your Hajj has been accepted and your Umrah has been accepted." I related this dream to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, so he said: "This is the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." Then he said: "Stay with me, I will allocate something for you from my own wealth." Shu'bah (the narrator) said: I asked (Abu Jamrah), "Why did Ibn Abbas do this?" (i.e., why did he say he would give you wealth?) He replied: "Because of the dream that I had seen."

Ibn Jurayj narrates that ‘Ata’ (may Allah have mercy on him) informed me from Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The one performing ‘Umrah becomes lawful (i.e., comes out of the state of ihram) only after performing the Tawaf of the House (the Ka‘bah). (Ibn Jurayj says:) I asked ‘Ata’ from where did Ibn ‘Abbas derive this ruling? He replied: From the statement of Allah,“mahilluha ila al-bayt al-‘atiq”() (al-Hajj 33), and from the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) which he gave to his companions during the Farewell Hajj to come out of ihram. I said: But that command was after standing at ‘Arafat. ‘Ata’ said: But the view of Ibn ‘Abbas was that in every case, whether before or after standing at ‘Arafat, whenever one performs Tawaf, it is permissible to come out of ihram () (al-Hajj 33) (Then their becoming lawful is at the Ancient House, i.e., the Ka‘bah).

Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I cut the hair of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with scissors.