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I heard that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) assumed Ihram with his hair matted together.

(the wife of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) We set out with the Prophet (ﷺ) in his last Hajj and we assumed Ihram
for Umra. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “Whoever has the Hadi with him should assume Ihram for Hajj
along with `Umra and should not finish the Ihram till he finishes both.” I was menstruating when I
reached Mecca, and so I neither did Tawaf round the Ka`ba nor Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. I
complained about that to the Prophet (ﷺ) on which he replied, “Undo and comb your head hair, and
assume Ihram for Hajj (only) and leave the Umra.” So, I did so. When we had performed the Hajj, the
Prophet sent me with my brother `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr to Tan`im. So I performed the `Umra.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, “This `Umra is instead of your missed one.” Those who had assumed Ihram
for `Umra (Hajj-atTamattu) performed Tawaf round the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa and then
finished their Ihram. After returning from Mina, they performed another Tawaf (between Safa and
Marwa). Those who had assumed Ihram for Hajj and `Umra together (Hajj-al-Qiran) performed only
one Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa).

I heard my father saying, “Never did Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) assume Ihram except at the Mosque, that is, at
the Mosque of Dhul-Hulaifa.

Jabir said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered `Ali to keep on assuming his Ihram.” The narrator then informed
about the narration of Suraqa.

A man asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! What kind of clothes should a Muhrim wear?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
replied, “He should not wear a shirt, a turban, trousers, a headcloak or leather socks except if he can
find no slippers, he then may wear leather socks after cutting off what might cover the ankles. And he
should not wear clothes which are scented with saffron or Wars (kinds of Perfumes) . ”

`Ali came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) from Yemen (to Mecca). The Prophet (ﷺ) asked `Ali, “With what
intention have you assumed Ihram?” `Ali replied, “I have assumed Ihram with the same intention as
that of the Prophet.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If I had not the Hadi with me I would have finished the
Ihram.” Muhammad bin Bakr narrated extra from Ibn Juraij, “The Prophet (ﷺ) said to `Ali, “With what
intention have you assumed the Ihram, O `Ali?” He replied, “With the same (intention) as that of the
Prophet.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Have a Hadi and keep your Ihram as it is.”

Ibn `Abbas’ said, “Usama rode behind Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) from `Arafat to Al-Muzdalifa; and then Al-Fadl
rode behind Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) from Al-Muzdalifa to Mina.” Ibn `Abbas added, “Both of them said, ‘The
Prophet kept on reciting Talbiya till he did the Rami of Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba.’ ”

The Prophet (ﷺ) sent me to some people in Yemen and when I returned, I found him at Al-Batha. He
asked me, “With what intention have you assumed Ihram (i.e. for Hajj or for Umra or for both?”) I
replied, “I have assumed Ihram with an intention like that of the Prophet.” He asked, “Have you a
Hadi with you?” I replied in the negative. He ordered me to perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba and
between Safa and Marwa and then to finish my Ihram. I did so and went to a woman from my tribe
who combed my hair or washed my head. Then, when `Umar came (i.e. became Caliph) he said, “If
we follow Allah’s Book, it orders us to complete Hajj and Umra; as Allah says: “Perform the Hajj and
Umra for Allah.” (2.196). And if we follow the tradition of the Prophet (ﷺ) who did not finish his Ihram
till he sacrificed his Hadi.”

Ibn `Abbas’ said, “Usama rode behind Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) from `Arafat to Al-Muzdalifa; and then Al-Fadl
rode behind Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) from Al-Muzdalifa to Mina.” Ibn `Abbas added, “Both of them said, ‘The
Prophet kept on reciting Talbiya till he did the Rami of Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba.’ ”

The Prophet (ﷺ) with his companions started from Medina after combing and oiling his hair and putting
on two sheets of lhram (upper body cover and waist cover). He did not forbid anyone to wear any kind
of sheets except the ones colored with saffron because they may leave the scent on the skin. And so in
the early morning, the Prophet (ﷺ) mounted his Mount while in Dhul-Hulaifa and set out till they reached
Baida’, where he and his companions recited Talbiya, and then they did the ceremony of Taqlid
(which means to put the colored garlands around the necks of the Budn (camels for sacrifice). And all
that happened on the 25th of Dhul-Qa’da. And when he reached Mecca on the 4th of Dhul-Hijja he
performed the Tawaf round the Ka`ba and performed the Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. And as he
had a Badana and had garlanded it, he did not finish his Ihram. He proceeded towards the highest
places of Mecca near Al-Hujun and he was assuming the Ihram for Hajj and did not go near the Ka`ba
after he performed Tawaf (round it) till he returned from `Arafat. Then he ordered his companions to
perform the Tawaf round the Ka`ba and then the Tawaf of Safa and Marwa, and to cut short the hair
of their heads and to finish their Ihram. And that was only for those people who had not garlanded
Budn. Those who had their wives with them were permitted to contact them (have sexual intercourse),
and similarly perfume and (ordinary) clothes were permissible for them.