Volume 9, Book 92, Number 464:
Narrated Ata:
I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah in a gathering saying, “We, the companions of Allah’s Apostle assumed
the state of Ihram to perform only Hajj without ‘Umra.” Jabir added, “The Prophet arrived (at Mecca)
on the fourth of Dhul-Hijja. And when we arrived (in Mecca) the Prophet ordered us to finish the
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state of Ihram, saying, “Finish your lhram and go to your wives (for sexual relation).” Jabir added,
“The Prophet did not oblige us (to go to our wives) but he only made that legal for us. Then he heard
that we were saying, “When there remains only five days between us and the Day of Arafat he orders
us to finish our Ihram by sleeping with our wives in which case we will proceed to ‘Arafat with our
male organs dribbling with semen?’ (Jabir pointed out with his hand illustrating what he was
saying). Allah’s Apostle stood up and said, ‘You (People) know that I am the most Allah-fearing, the
most truthful and the best doer of good deeds (pious) from among you. If I had not brought the Hadi
with me, I would have finished my Ihram as you will do, so finish your Ihram. If I had formerly
known what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi with me.’ So we finished our
Ihram and listened to the Prophet and obeyed him.” (See Hadith No. 713, Vol. 2)