Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: On the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage, we set out with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). We had put on the Ihram for Umrah. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever has a sacrificial animal with him should recite the Talbiyah for both Hajj and Umrah, and he should not come out of Ihram until he has completed both. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Those who had put on the Ihram for Umrah (or who were reciting the Talbiyah for Umrah) opened their Ihram after performing the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. When they returned from Mina, they performed Tawaf again for their Hajj. However, those who had recited the Talbiyah for Hajj combined Hajj and Umrah, so they performed only one Tawaf. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When I came to Makkah, I was menstruating. I could not perform the Tawaf of the House of Allah nor the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. I complained about this to the Prophet (peace be upon him), so he said: Open your hair, comb it, and recite the Talbiyah for Hajj, and leave the Umrah. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I did so. When I completed the Hajj, the Prophet (peace be upon him) sent me with Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr to Tan’eem, and from there I recited the Talbiyah for Umrah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: This will be in place of your (missed) Umrah.

Nafi narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) combined Hajj and Umrah. He performed seven circuits (Tawaf) for both and seven rounds (Sa’i), and he stated: I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) doing it in this manner.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Tawaf of Safa and Marwah only once, which was for both his Hajj and Umrah.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever combines Hajj and Umrah, he will perform one Tawaf for both of them, and he will not exit the state of Ihram until he has completed both."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever combines Hajj and Umrah, then one Tawaf will suffice for both of them, and such a person will not exit the state of Ihram until the day of sacrifice arrives; then he will exit the Ihram for both at the same time."

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: On the occasion of the Farewell Hajj, those people set out with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). We recited the Talbiyah for Umrah, then the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Whoever has a sacrificial animal with him should recite the Talbiyah for Hajj along with Umrah, then he should not come out of Ihram until he has completed both. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When I reached Makkah, I began menstruating. I did not perform the Tawaf of the House (Ka'bah) nor the Sa'i between Safa and Marwah. I complained about this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), so he said: Untie your hair and comb it, and begin reciting the Talbiyah for Hajj, and leave the Umrah. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I did as instructed. When we completed the Hajj, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sent me with Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr to Tan'eem, from where I performed Umrah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: This has become the place of your Umrah. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Those who had recited the Talbiyah for Umrah, after performing the Tawaf of the House and the Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, came out of Ihram. Then, after returning from Mina, they performed Tawaf again for Hajj. As for those who had recited the Talbiyah for Hajj, they combined Hajj and Umrah, so they performed only one Tawaf.

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: We set out during the months of Hajj, in the nights of Hajj, in the sacred (specified season) for Hajj, along with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). When we camped at the place of Sarif, Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) went to his companions and said: Whoever does not have a sacrificial animal and wants to convert it into Umrah may do so, and whoever has a sacrificial animal cannot do so. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Some people stopped and some people abandoned it. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: As for the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and some individuals who were well-off and had a sacrificial animal with them, they could not (end the state of Ihram after performing) Umrah. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to me, and I was crying. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) asked: Why are you crying? I replied: I heard your statement that you made to your companions, but I cannot perform Umrah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) asked: Why, what has happened to you? I replied: I cannot perform prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: There is no harm to you. You are a woman from among the daughters of Adam. Allah Almighty has decreed for you what He has decreed for them. Continue with your Hajj. Soon you will be able to perform it (i.e., Umrah). Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: We set out for Hajj until we reached Mina and I became pure. Then I left Mina and performed the Tawaf Ifadah of the House of Allah. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Then I set out with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the final departure until the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) camped in the valley of Muhassab. We also camped with him. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) called Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Take your sister outside the Haram and let her put on the Ihram for Umrah. When you both are finished, come back here; I will wait for you both until you return. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: At that time, I set out until I (completed Umrah) and finished the Tawaf, then I came to you at the time of Suhoor. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Have you finished? I replied: Yes. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered his companions to depart. We prepared for departure. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) passed by the House of Allah before the morning prayer, performed its Tawaf, then departed (from Makkah) and set out towards Madinah.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting the talbiyah for Hajj. Women and children were also with us. When we reached Makkah, we performed the Tawaf of the House (Ka'bah) and the Sa'i between Safa and Marwah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: Whoever does not have a sacrificial animal with him should come out of ihram. We asked: To what extent should we become halal? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Completely. When the day of talbiyah (i.e., the day of Hajj) came, we put on the ihram for Hajj. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: You should share in a camel and a cow. One sacrifice is for seven people. The narrator says: Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is your opinion about this Umrah of ours? Is it specific to this year or forever? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, rather it is forever. He said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Please explain the religious rulings to us as if we have just been born. What is your opinion about actions, has the pen dried and the decree been decided regarding what a person does, or is something new happening? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, rather the pens have dried and the decree has been decided. I asked: Then why should one act? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should act, for each person is facilitated for that which he was created. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrations that we have mentioned include mention of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing Hajj Ifrad, or Hajj Tamattu', or Hajj Qiran. There has been a difference of opinion among the Imams from the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until today regarding this. The people of the Mu'attila sect and other people of innovation criticize our Imams in this regard, saying: You have narrated three contradictory reports about the same action, the same person, and the same situation, and you believe that all three narrations are authentic in terms of transmission, even though reason does not accept your position, because it is impossible that at the time of the Farewell Hajj, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj Ifrad, Hajj Qiran, and Hajj Tamattu' all at once. So when it is correctly established that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform Hajj Qiran, Tamattu', and Ifrad all in one state, then it is also established that it is necessary to accept those narrations which are in accordance with reason. Sometimes it is permissible for you not to adopt a sahih hadith, not to act upon it, or to give preference to another narration over it, just as you have done regarding these three narrations. Then it will also be permissible for your opposing party to adopt the narration you have abandoned and to abandon the narration you have adopted. (Ibn Hibban says) If a person who holds this view were to weep in seclusion before his Lord and pray to Him to guide him to the truth and guidance, so that he may, by the grace of the One and Dominant (God), seek guidance to reconcile between the narrations and to negate contradiction in the reports, (then he would realize) that there is no contradiction or difference in the narrations transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Nor does any of them belie another, as long as it is authentically established in terms of transmission, which the experts of hadith are aware of, and those who refute the false statements attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the objections raised against his Sunnah (i.e., the hadith scholars), who give preference to the authentically transmitted hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) over the statement of any other person of his Ummah who came after him. The way to reconcile between these narrations is as follows: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) put on ihram, he began reciting the talbiyah for Umrah. Imam Malik narrated from Zuhri, from 'Urwah, from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) in this way: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out, he continued to recite the talbiyah for Umrah only, until when he reached the place of Sarif, he gave his companions the command which we have mentioned in the narration transmitted from Aflah bin Humaid. At that time, some of the Companions began reciting the talbiyah for Hajj Ifrad, some remained on their talbiyah for Umrah (without any change). At this point, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the talbiyah for both (Hajj and Umrah) together, until he entered Makkah. The same was the case for those of his companions who had brought sacrificial animals with them. The narrations regarding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing Hajj Qiran are about the time when the Companions saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combining Hajj with Umrah and reciting the talbiyah for both together, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah, he performed the Tawaf (of the Ka'bah) and the Sa'i (between Safa and Marwah), so those who had not brought sacrificial animals and had continued reciting the talbiyah for Umrah, he commanded them a second time to perform Tamattu' and come out of ihram. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) expressed regret that, due to bringing the sacrificial animal, his talbiyah remained (i.e., he could not come out of ihram), until some of the Companions who had not brought sacrificial animals did not come out of ihram because they saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had not come out of ihram. This situation continued until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) in a state of anger, as we have mentioned. When the day of Tarwiyah came, those who had performed Tamattu' put on ihram (again for Hajj), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Mina. At that time, he was reciting the talbiyah for Hajj only; the talbiyah for Umrah which he had been reciting at the beginning had been completed after his arrival in Makkah, performing the Tawaf of the Ka'bah and the Sa'i between Safa and Marwah. What Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar and Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with them) have narrated, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the talbiyah for Hajj only, refers to the time when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out from Makkah towards Mina. In this way, there remains no contradiction or difference in these narrations. May Allah grant us the ability to do that which brings us closer to His presence and nearness. (That is,) when the ahadith are authentically established, we should submit to them and bow our heads in acceptance, and when we are not granted the ability to perceive the correct reality, we should blame ourselves and consider the fault to be our own, rather than objecting to the ahadith or following wrong opinions and analogies. Indeed, He (Allah) is the best to be asked.

Abu Imran narrates: He performed Hajj with his slaves. He narrates: I went to the service of Umm al-Mu'mineen, Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her). I said: O Umm al-Mu'mineen! I have never performed Hajj before, so should I begin with Umrah or perform Hajj first? Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said: You may do whichever of the two you wish first. He narrates: Then I went to the service of Umm al-Mu'mineen, Sayyida Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her). I asked her about this matter: she also gave me the same answer that Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) had given. He says: Then I went to the service of Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), and I informed her about what Sayyida Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) had said, so Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said to me: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say this: "O household of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Whoever among you performs Hajj should also mention Umrah in the Hajj (i.e., recite the Talbiyah for both)." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Abu Imran is Aslam Abu Imran, and he is a trustworthy narrator from Egypt.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We recited only the Talbiyah for Hajj with the Prophet (peace be upon him), and nothing else was added to it. On the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah, we arrived in Makkah. When we had performed the Tawaf of the House (Ka'bah) and the Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded us to convert it into an 'Umrah and to become lawful for our women. We said among ourselves: Only five days remain between us and 'Arafah; when we go towards 'Arafah, drops of semen will be dripping from our private parts. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I am the most pious and the most truthful among you. If I did not have the sacrificial animal with me, I would also have come out of Ihram. Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Is this concession for this year only or forever? The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: Rather, it is forever.