Ata reported that Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came on the morning of the 4th of Dhul-Hijjah, and when we were also present, he ordered us to come out of the state of ihram. And he said: "Come out of ihram and go to your wives." Ata reported that Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not make this obligatory upon them, but only permitted it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) learned that "among us it is being discussed that only five days remain to reach Arafah, and yet the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has ordered us to go to our women. Should we go to Arafat in such a state that madhi or semen is dripping from our private parts?" Ata said that Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) gestured with his hand as if madhi was dripping in this way. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up and said: "Do you know that I am the most God-fearing among you, the most truthful among you, and the most righteous among you? If I did not have the hady (sacrificial animal) with me, I would also come out of ihram. So you too come out of ihram. If I had known beforehand what I came to know later, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me." Thus, we came out of ihram, and we heard and obeyed the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).