It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions entered into the state of Ihram for Hajj. On that day, except for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Talha (may Allah be pleased with him), no one had a sacrificial animal with them. However, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came from Yemen, and he also had a sacrificial animal, and he said that he had entered into Ihram with the same intention as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed his companions to consider their Ihram as that of Umrah, perform Tawaf and Sa’i, then cut their hair and become halal (exit Ihram), except for those who had a sacrificial animal with them—they should not do so. Upon this, people began to say among themselves that this means when we proceed towards Mina, drops of impurity will be dripping from our private parts. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he said:“If I had known beforehand what I came to know later, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me, and if I did not have the sacrificial animal with me, I would have become halal (exited Ihram) as well.”

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was in a state of compulsion during this time, so she performed all the rites of Hajj except Tawaf, and when she became free (from her excuse), she performed Tawaf. She said,“O Messenger of Allah! You all are departing with both Hajj and Umrah, and I only with Hajj?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed her brother Abdur Rahman to take her to Tan’eem, so Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) performed Umrah in the month of Dhul-Hijjah after Hajj.

And Suraqah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of stoning at Jamrat al-‘Aqabah and said,“O Messenger of Allah! Is this command specific to you?”He replied:“This command is forever.”