Sayyiduna Abu Wa’il (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Sabi bin Ma’bad was a Bedouin man from Banu Taghlib. He was a Christian by religion, then he accepted Islam. After that, he asked: Which deed is the most virtuous? He was told: Striving in the path of Allah (Jihad). When he intended to perform Jihad, he was asked: Have you performed Hajj? He replied: No. He was told: First perform Hajj and Umrah, then do Jihad. So he set out for this purpose, and when he reached the place of Hawabit, he entered into the state of Ihram for both Hajj and Umrah. Zayd bin Suhan and Salman bin Rabee’ah, seeing him in this state, said: He is more astray than his camel, or he is not more rightly guided than his she-camel. Hearing this, he went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned to him what both of them had said. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You have been granted the ability to act upon the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Hakam says: I asked Abu Wa’il: Did Sabi narrate this hadith to you? He said: Yes.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'sham (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Until the Day of Resurrection, 'Umrah has been included in Hajj. Also, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself combined both of them in one Ihram on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the valley of Aqeeq saying: "Tonight, a messenger (an angel, i.e., Jibreel, peace be upon him) came to me from my Lord and said: Perform prayer in this blessed valley and say that this ‘Umrah is with Hajj." Waleed, the narrator, says: By valley is meant Dhul-Hulaifah.

Marwan bin Hakam says: I was present with Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them both) between Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was forbidding Hajj Tamattu’ and combining Hajj and ‘Umrah in one Ihram. But when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saw this, he recited the Talbiyah for both together and said:“Labbayka bi ‘umratin wa hajj-in ma‘an”(I enter into Ihram for both ‘Umrah and Hajj together). Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you see that I am forbidding people from doing this, and yet you are doing the same? Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: I will not abandon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the basis of anyone’s statement.

(Second chain) Marwan says: We were going with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man was reciting the talbiyah for both Hajj and Umrah together. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Who is this? People informed that it is Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So he said: Do you not know that I have prohibited this act? Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yes, I certainly know, but I cannot abandon the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the basis of your statement.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) says: By Allah! We were with Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) at the place of Hajfah, and there was also a caravan from the people of Syria with him, among whom was Habib bin Maslamah Fahri. The mention of Hajj Tamattu‘ was made before Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: These two acts should not be performed in the months of Hajj. His opinion was that you should delay this ‘Umrah and visit the House of Allah twice, for that would be better, because Allah Almighty has now granted abundance in wealth and resources. At that time, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was grazing his camel in the valley. When this matter reached him, he said: Do you want to abolish the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the ease and concession given to the servants by Allah Almighty in the Noble Qur’an, and impose hardship upon them, and prevent them from a proven practice? This concession is for the needy and for those coming from distant places. Thereafter, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) recited the Talbiyah for both Hajj and ‘Umrah together. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) turned to the people and said: Did I prohibit the combining of the two? I did not prohibit doing so; it was merely an opinion of mine which I expressed. Now, whoever wishes may adopt it, and whoever wishes may leave it.

Bakr says: I said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) has told us that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the talbiyah in this way: "Labbayka bi-'umratin wa hajj" (I am present for both 'umrah and hajj). Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) has forgotten; the matter was that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out, he recited the talbiyah for hajj and we also recited the talbiyah for hajj, but when he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Makkah Mukarramah, he said that those who do not have sacrificial animals with them should end their ihram after 'umrah. Bakr says: When I told this to Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Actually, you consider us children (that is why you do not trust our words).

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever combines Hajj and Umrah in one Ihram, one Tawaf is sufficient for both.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined Hajj and Umrah in one Ihram due to the fear that he might be prevented from reaching the House of Allah. Then he said: And it was his (peace and blessings be upon him) thought that if Hajj could not be performed, then at least Umrah would be completed.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the verse regarding Hajj Tamattu’ was revealed in the Noble Qur’an, and we acted upon it in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). After that, no such verse was revealed that abrogated this command, nor did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit it until he departed from this world.