as transmitted by his son ‘Abd Allāh. ‘Abd Allāh said (1): “I asked my father: ‘How many times must a pilgrim performing tamattu‘ walk between al-Safā and al-Marwah?’ He replied: ‘Two walks are better, but there is no harm in performing only one.’” Our shaykh said: “This has been reported from several of the early generations.”

The second: A pilgrim performing tamattu‘ must perform two walks, while one performing qirān must perform only one. This is the second opinion within Ahmad’s school, and is also held by some followers of Mālik and al-Shāfi‘ī.

The third: Each must perform two walks, as in the school of Abū Hanīfah. This is also mentioned as an opinion within Ahmad’s school. Allah knows best.

The foregoing is an elaboration and explanation of our shaykh’s position (2). Success comes only through Allah (3).

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As for those who said that he performed Hajj alone and then performed ‘umrah from al-Tan‘īm, we know of no justification whatsoever for their claim (4), except what was mentioned earlier: they heard that he performed Hajj alone and, since pilgrims who perform Hajj alone customarily perform ‘umrah from al-Tan‘īm, they mistakenly supposed that he had done likewise (5).

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As for those who were mistaken about his declaration upon entering ihrām, the one who said that he recited the talbiyah for ‘umrah alone and continued