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Safiya got her menses on the night of Nafr (departure from Hajj), and she said, “I see that I will detain you.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Aqra Halqa! Did she perform the Tawaf on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?” Somebody replied in the affirmative. He said, “Then depart.” (Different narrators mentioned that) `Aisha said, “We set out with Allah”s Apostle (from Medina) with the intention of performing Hajj only. When we reached Mecca, he ordered us to finish the Ihram. When it was the night of Nafr (departure), Safiya bint Huyay got her menses. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Halqa Aqra! I think that she will detain you,” and added, “Did you perform the Tawaf (Al-Ifada) on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?” She replied, “Yes.” He said, “Then depart.” I said, “O Allah”s Apostle! I have not (done the Umra).” He replied, “Perform `Umra from Tan`im.” My brother went with me and we came across the Prophet (ﷺ) in the last part of the night. He said, “Wait at such and such a place.”

Safiya got her menses on the night of Nafr (departure from Hajj), and she said, “I see that I will detain you.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Aqra Halqa! Did she perform the Tawaf on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?” Somebody replied in the affirmative. He said, “Then depart.” (Different narrators mentioned that) `Aisha said, “We set out with Allah”s Apostle (from Medina) with the intention of performing Hajj only. When we reached Mecca, he ordered us to finish the Ihram. When it was the night of Nafr (departure), Safiya bint Huyay got her menses. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Halqa Aqra! I think that she will detain you,” and added, “Did you perform the Tawaf (Al-Ifada) on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?” She replied, “Yes.” He said, “Then depart.” I said, “O Allah”s Apostle! I have not (done the Umra).” He replied, “Perform `Umra from Tan`im.” My brother went with me and we came across the Prophet (ﷺ) in the last part of the night. He said, “Wait at such and such a place.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “(The performance of) `Umra is an expiation for the sins committed (between it
and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except
Paradise.”

`Ikrima bin Khalid asked Ibn `Umar about performing `Umra before Hajj. Ibn `Umar replied, “There is no harm in it.” `Ikrima said, “Ibn `Umar also said, ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) had performed `Umra before performing Hajj.’”Narrated `Ikrima bin Khalid:”I asked Ibn `Umar the same (as above).”

Urwa bin Az-Zubair and I entered the Mosque (of the Prophet) and saw `Abdullah bin `Umar sitting near the dwelling place of Aisha and some people were offering the Duha prayer. We asked him about their prayer and he replied that it was a heresy. He (Urwa) then asked him how many times the Prophet (ﷺ) had performed `Umra. He replied, ‘Four times; one of them was in the month of Rajab.” We disliked
to contradict him. Then we heard `Aisha, the Mother of faithful believers cleaning her teeth with Siwak in the dwelling place. ‘Urwa said, “O Mother! O Mother of the believers! Don’t you hear what Abu `Abdur Rahman is saying?” She said, “What does he say?” ‘Urwa said, “He says that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performed four `Umra and one of them was in the month of Rajab.” `Aisha said, “May Allah be merciful to Abu `Abdur Rahman! The Prophet (ﷺ) did not perform any `Umra except that he was with him, and he never performed any `Umra in Rajab.”

Urwa bin Az-Zubair and I entered the Mosque (of the Prophet) and saw `Abdullah bin `Umar sitting near the dwelling place of Aisha and some people were offering the Duha prayer. We asked him about their prayer and he replied that it was a heresy. He (Urwa) then asked him how many times the Prophet (ﷺ) had performed `Umra. He replied, ‘Four times; one of them was in the month of Rajab.” We disliked
to contradict him. Then we heard `Aisha, the Mother of faithful believers cleaning her teeth with Siwak in the dwelling place. ‘Urwa said, “O Mother! O Mother of the believers! Don’t you hear what Abu `Abdur Rahman is saying?” She said, “What does he say?” ‘Urwa said, “He says that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performed four `Umra and one of them was in the month of Rajab.” `Aisha said, “May Allah be merciful to Abu `Abdur Rahman! The Prophet (ﷺ) did not perform any `Umra except that he was with him, and he never performed any `Umra in Rajab.”

I asked `Aisha (whether the Prophet (ﷺ) had performed `Umra in Rajab). She replied, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
never performed any `Umra in Rajab.”

I asked Anas how many times the Prophet (ﷺ) had performed `Umra. He replied, “Four times. 1. `Umra of
Hudaibiya in Dhi-l-Qa’da when the pagans hindered him; 2. `Umra in the following year in Dhi-l-
Qa’da after the peace treaty with them (the pagans); 3. `Umra from Al-Ja’rana where he distributed the
war booty.” I think he meant the booty (of the battle) of Hunain. I asked, “How many times did he
perform Hajj?” He (Anas) replied, “Once. ”

I asked Anas (about the Prophet’s `Umra) and he replied, “The Prophet (ﷺ) performed `Umra when the
pagans made him return, and Umra of al-Hudaibiya (the next year), and another `Umra in Dhi-l-Qa’da,
and another `Umra in combination with his Hajj.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) performed four `Umra (three) in Dhi-l-Qa’da except the (one) `Umra which he performed
with his Hajj: His `Umra from Al-hudaibiya, and the one of the following year, and the one from Al-
Jr’rana where he distributed the booty (of the battle) of Hunain, and another `Umra with his Hajj.