Barrah narrates that a man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked him: Is it permissible for me to perform Tawaf of the House of Allah while in the state of Ihram (for Hajj Ifrad)? He replied: What thing can prevent you from doing so? The man said: So-and-so is forbidding us from doing so until the people return from Arafat, and I have seen that the world has involved him in tribulation, but in our view, you are superior to him. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj, he performed Tawaf of the House of Allah and Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. If what you say is true, that so-and-so forbids you from performing Tawaf while in Ihram, then remember that the way of Allah and His Messenger is superior to the way of so-and-so.

(Second chain) Wabra reports that a man said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): I am in the state of Ihram for Hajj, so can I perform Tawaf of the House of Allah in this state? Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: What is the harm in that? He said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) has prohibited it. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: I myself have seen that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the state of Ihram for Hajj and he performed Tawaf of the House of Allah and also performed Sa’i between Safa and Marwah.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Badr that he set out for Hajj with some of his friends. When they reached Makkah Mukarramah, they entered Masjid al-Haram and performed Istilam of Hajar al-Aswad. Then we performed seven circuits (Tawaf) around the House of Allah, after which we offered two rak'ahs of prayer behind Maqam Ibrahim. Meanwhile, we saw a heavyset man, who had wrapped one sheet around his waist and draped another over his shoulders, sitting by the pool and calling us. We went towards him. When I inquired about who this man was, people told me that he was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). When we reached him, he asked: Who are you people? We said: We are the people of Yamamah, who have come from the east. He asked: Have you come for Hajj or for Umrah? I said: We have come for Hajj. He said: You people have invalidated your Hajj. I said: I have performed Hajj many times and have always done it this way. After that, we went to our place of residence so that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would come and we could ask him about this issue. I said: O Abdullah bin Umar! We have come to perform Hajj, then we narrated the whole incident to him and said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) told us that our Hajj has become invalid. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I ask you by Allah, tell me, have you come to perform Hajj? We said: Yes. He said: By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), all performed Hajj and all did it in the same way as you have done, meaning your action is correct.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs Qiran Hajj, one Tawaf is sufficient for both Hajj and Umrah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed only one Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, which he did at the beginning.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we came to Makkah Mukarramah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we performed the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. On the day of sacrifice, that is, the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah, we did not go near Safa and Marwah.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates in her lengthy hadith that those people who had assumed the Ihram for Umrah became lawful (halal) after performing the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. However, after returning from Mina, they performed a separate Tawaf for Hajj. And those who had combined Hajj and Umrah, that is, had assumed the Ihram for Hajj Qiran, performed only one Tawaf.

It is narrated from Amr bin Dinar that a man asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) whether a man can have intercourse with his wife before performing Sa'i between Safa and Marwah. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, he first performed Tawaf of the House of Allah, then offered two units of prayer, and after that, he performed Sa'i between Safa and Marwah. Then Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) recited this verse: {لَقَدْ کَانَ لَکُمْ فِیْ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰہِ أُسْـوَۃٌ حَسَنَۃٌ۔} (For you, in the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is the best example.)

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that those companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who had entered into the state of Ihram for Umrah, after performing the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, had come out of Ihram. After returning from Mina, they performed Tawaf for Hajj, and those who had entered into the state of Ihram for Qiran Hajj performed only one Tawaf.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the condition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was such that he had crossed the valleys, but since he had a sacrificial animal with him, therefore, he had no other option except to perform Tawaf before the standing at Arafah and to perform Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. O people of Makkah! As for your matter, you should delay the Tawaf until your return from Hajj.