We, the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, entered the state of ihram intending Hajj alone, with nothing else combined with it, just Hajj by itself. We arrived in Makkah on the morning of the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah.The Prophet ﷺ said, "Exit ihram and make it an Umrah."Word reached him that we were saying, "When there are only five days between us and Arafah, he is ordering us to exit ihram. Then some of us will go off to Mina with semen dripping from our private parts."So he addressed us and said, "Word has reached me of what you said. I am the most God-fearing among you and the most righteous. Were it not for the sacrificial animal I brought, I would have exited ihram myself. Had I known earlier what I know now, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal. Exit ihram and make it an Umrah."Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, then arrived from Yemen.The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What did you enter ihram for?"Ali replied, "For the same as what the Prophet ﷺ entered ihram for."The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then offer your sacrificial animal and remain in ihram as you are."
حدثنا إسماعيل أخبرنا ابن جريج عن عطاء قال قال
أهللنا أصحاب النبي ﷺ بالحج خالصا ليس معه غيره خالصا وحده فقدمنا مكة صبح رابعة مضت من ذي الحجة فقال النبي ﷺ حلوا واجعلوها عمرة فبلغه إنا نقول لما لم يكن بيننا وبين عرفة إلا خمس أمرنا أن نحل فيروح إلى منى ناس منا ومذاكيرنا تقطر منيا فخطبنا فقال قد بلغني الذي قلتم وإني لأتقاكم وأبركم ولولا الهدي لحللت ولو استقبلت من أمري ما استدبرت ما أهديت حلوا واجعلوها عمرة قال وقدم علي رضي الله تعالى عنه من اليمن قال بم أهللت فقال بما أهل به النبي ﷺ قال فأهده وامكث حراما كما أنت