The Fulfilment ʿUmrah took place in Dhu al-Qaʿdah of the year 7 AH.

Al-Muʿtamar ibn Sulaymān reported from his father: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from Khaybar, he dispatched several detachments and remained in Madinah until the crescent of Dhu al-Qaʿdah appeared. He then announced to the people, “Prepare yourselves for ʿumrah,” so they made ready and set out with him for Mecca.

Ibn Shihāb said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ also departed in Dhu al-Qaʿdah, and when he reached Yaʾjaj he laid aside all the heavier weapons—bucklers, shields, spears, and arrows—entering with nothing but the sidearm of a traveller: swords. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Jaʿfar ahead to Maymūnah bint al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥazn al-ʿĀmiriyyah to propose on his behalf. She placed the matter in the hands of al-ʿAbbās—her sister, Umm al-Faḍl, was his wife—so al-ʿAbbās married her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

On arriving, he instructed his Companions: “Bare your right shoulders and quicken your pace in the circumambulation, so the idolaters may observe your stamina and strength.” He countered them by every means at his disposal. The people of Mecca—men, women, and children—thronged to watch the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions performing ṭawāf around the House, while ʿAbd Allāh ibn Rawāḥah, sword belted on, chanted in rajaz metre ahead of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:

“Clear the path, you clan of unbelievers, let him pass!
I bear witness that he is surely the Messenger.
The All-Merciful has sent down in His Revelation
Leaves that are recited to His Messenger.
Today we strike you for its interpretation,
Just as we struck you for its very descent—
Blows that sever heads from where they rest
And make a comrade forget his closest friend.”

Some of their nobles kept out of sight, unable to look upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ out of rage, spite, and envy; they withdrew to al-Khandama. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then stood