Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: Whoever performs Tawaf of the House of Allah, whether he is performing Hajj or not, becomes free from the restrictions of Ihram. The narrator says: I asked Ata: On what basis did he say this? He replied: On the basis of Allah’s statement «ثُمَّ مَحِلُّهَا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ» . I asked: Is this after returning from there? He said: Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: It is both before and after returning, and he also said this on the basis of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because on the occasion of Hajjatul Wada’, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told the companions to come out of the state of Ihram, and he said this several times.