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.
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 12:
Narrated ‘Amr bin Aus:
Abdul Rahman bin Abu Bakr told me that the Prophet had ordered him to let ‘Aisha ride behind
him and to make he perform ‘Umra from At-Tan’im.
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 13:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet and his companions assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except the Prophet and Talha
had the Hadi with them. ‘Ali had come from Yemen and he had the Hadi with him. He (‘Ali) said, “I
have assumed Ihram with an intention like that of Allah’s Apostle has assumed it.” The Prophet
ordered his companions to intend the Ihram with which they had come for ‘Umra, to perform the
Tawaf of the Ka’ba (and between Safa and Marwa), to get their hair cut short and then to finish their
Ihram with the exception of those who had the Hadi with them. They asked, “Shall we go to Mina
and the private organs of some of us are dribbling (if we finish Ihram and have sexual relations with
our wives)?” The Prophet heard that and said, “Had I known what I know now, I would not have
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brought the Hadi. If I did not have the Hadi with me I would have finished my Ihram.” ‘Aisha got her
menses and performed all the ceremonies (of Hajj) except the Tawaf . So when she became clean
from her menses, and she had performed the Tawaf of the Ka’ba, she said, “O Allah’s Apostle! You
(people) are returning with both Hajj and ‘Umra and I am returning only with Hajj!” So, he ordered
‘Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr to go with her to At-Tan’im. Thus she performed ‘Umra after the Hajj
in the month of Dhi-l-Hijja. Suraqa bin Malik bin Ju’sham met the Prophet at Al-‘Aqaba (Jamrat-ul
‘Aqaba) while the latter was stoning it and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Is this permissible only for you?”
The Prophet replied, “No, it is for ever (i.e. it is permissible for all Muslims to perform ‘Umra before
Hajj.”
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 14:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
We set out with Allah’s Apostle shortly before the appearance of the new moon of Dhi-l-Hiija and
he said, “Whoever wants to assume Ihram for ‘Umra may do so, and whoever wants to assume Ihram
for Hajj may do so. Had not I brought the Hadi with me, I would have assumed Ihram for ‘Umra.”
Some of the people assumed Ihram for ‘Umra while others for Hajj. I was amongst those who had as –
sumed Ihram for ‘Umra. I got my menses before entering Mecca, and was menstruating till the day of
‘Arafat. I complained to Allah’s Apostle about it, he said, “Abandon your ‘Umra, undo and comb your
hair, and assume Ihram for Hajj.” So, I did that accordingly. When it was the night of Hasba (day of
departure from Mina), the Prophet sent ‘Abdur Rahman with me to At-Tanim.
The sub-narrator adds: He (‘AbdurRahman) let her ride behind him. And she assumed Ihram for
‘Umra in lieu of the abandoned one. Aisha completed her Hajj and ‘Umra, and no Hadi, Sadaqa
(charity), or fasting was obligatory for her.
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 15:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
That ‘Aisha said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The people are returning after performing the two Nusuks (i.e.
Hajj and ‘Umra) but I am returning with one only?” He said, “Wait till you become clean from your
menses and then go to At-Tan’im, assume Ihram (and after performing ‘Umra) join us at such-and-
such a place. But it (i.e. the reward if ‘Umra) is according to your expenses or the hardship (which
you will undergo while performing it).”
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 16:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
We set out assuming the Ihram for Hajj in the months of Hajj towards the sacred precincts of Hajj.
We dismounted at Sarif and the Prophet said to his companions, “Whoever has not got the Hadi with
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him and likes to make it as ‘Umra, he should do it, but he who has got the Hadi with him should not
do it.” The Prophet and some of his wealthy companions had the Hadi with them, so they did not fin –
ish Ihram after performing the ‘Umra. The Prophet came to me while I was weeping. He asked me
the reason for it. I replied, “I have heard of what you have said to your companions and I cannot do
the ‘Umra.” He asked me, “What is the matter with you?” I replied, “I am not praying.” He said, “There
is no harm in it as you are one of the daughters of Adam and the same is written for you as for oth –
ers. So, you should perform Hajj and I hope that Allah will enable you to perform the ‘Umra as well.”
So, I carried on till we departed from Mina and halted at Al-Mahassab. The Prophet called ‘Abdur-
Rahman and said, “Go out of the sanctuary with your sister and let her assume Ihram for ‘Umra, and
after both of you have finished the Tawaf I will be waiting for you at this place.” We came back at
mid-night and the Prophet asked us, “Have you finished?” I replied in the affirmative. He announced
the departure and the people set out for the journey and some of them had performed the Tawaf of
the Ka’ba before the morning prayer, and after that the Prophet set out for Medina.
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 1:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle 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 ex –
cept Paradise.”
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 17:
Narrated Safwan bin Ya’la bin Umaiya from his father who said:
“A man came to the Prophet while he was at Ji’rana. The man was wearing a cloak which had
traces of Khaluq or Sufra (a kind of perfume). The man asked (the Prophet ), ‘What do you order me
to perform in my ‘Umra?’ So, Allah inspired the Prophet divinely and he was screened by a place of
cloth. I wished to see the Prophet being divinely inspired. ‘Umar said to me, ‘Come! Will you be
pleased to look at the Prophet while Allah is inspiring him?’ I replied in the affirmative. ‘Umar lifted
one corner of the cloth and I looked at the Prophet who was snoring. (The sub-narrator thought that
he said: The snoring was like that of a camel). When that state was over, the Prophet asked, “Where is
the questioner who asked about ‘Umra? Put off your cloak and wash away the traces of Khaluq from
your body and clean the Sufra (yellow color) and perform in your Umra what you perform in your
Hajj (i.e. the Tawaf round the Ka’ba and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwa). “