In Sahīh Muslim (1), Asmā’ bint Abī Bakr reported: We set out in ihram, and the Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever has brought a sacrificial animal should remain in ihram, and whoever has not should leave ihram.” So I left ihram. The narrator then related (2) the rest of the hadith.
Also in Sahīh Muslim (3), Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī said: We set out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, loudly proclaiming our intention to perform Hajj. When we reached Mecca, he instructed us to make it an Umrah instead, except for those who had brought sacrificial animals. Then, on the Day of al-Tarwiyah, when we went to Minā, we entered ihram for Hajj.
In Sahīh al-Bukhārī (4), Ibn ʿAbbās said: The Emigrants, the Helpers, and the Prophet’s wives entered ihram during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and so did we. When we reached Mecca, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Change your ihram for Hajj to Umrah, except for those who have garlanded their sacrificial animals…” He then related the rest of the hadith.
In al-Sunan (5), al-Barā’ ibn ʿĀzib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions set out, and we entered ihram (6) for Hajj. When we reached Mecca, he said: “Make your Hajj an Umrah instead.” The people said: “O Messenger of Allah, we have already entered ihram for Hajj, so how can we make it an Umrah?” He said: “Consider