Volume 3, Book 27, Number 11:
Narrated Aisha:
We set out along with Allah’s Apostle shortly before the appearance of the new moon (crescent) of
the month of Dhi-l-Hijja and he said to us, “Whoever wants to assume Ihram for Hajj may do so; and
whoever wants to assume Ihram for ‘Umra may do so. Hadn’t I brought the Hadi (animal for sacrifi –
cing) (with me), I would have assumed Ihram for ‘Umra.” (‘Aisha added,): So some of us assumed
Ihram for ‘Umra while the others for Hajj. I was amongst those who assumed Ihram for ‘Umra. The
day of ‘Arafat approached and I was still menstruating. I complained to the Prophet (about that) and
he said, “Abandon your ‘Umra, undo and comb your hair, and assume Ihram for Hajj;.” When it was
the night of Hasba, he sent ‘Abdur Rahman with me to At-Tan’im and I assumed Ihram for ‘Umra
(and performed it) in lieu of my missed ‘Umra.