and Marwa(1) except for a single circumambulation—the very first tawaf they performed.(2) A report from ʿĀʾishah states, however, that “they went around twice,”(3) yet it has been said(4) that this extra phrase comes from al-Zuhrī and not from ʿĀʾishah herself. Some have used it to argue that two circumambulations of the Sacred House are recommended. This contention is weak, and the sounder view(5) is what(6) appears in the narration of Jābir. It is further supported by the Prophet’s saying: “ʿUmrah has been incorporated into Hajj until the Day of Resurrection,”(7) for the mutamattiʿ(8) enters the rites of Hajj from the very moment he dons ihram for ʿumrah,(9) only separating the two by coming out of ihram to make the ritual easier for the pilgrim—indeed, the religion most beloved to Allah is the upright and easygoing way. Nor is it recommended—whether for the mutamattiʿ or for anyone else(10)—to perform a ṭawāf al-qudūm (arrival circumambulation) after