the one who converts Hajj into ‘umrah has not reduced what he undertook. Rather, he has changed his pilgrimage to a form that is more complete, more excellent, and entails more obligatory acts. Thus, the analogy fails in every case, and all praise belongs to Allah.
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We return to the account of the Prophet’s Hajj (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) then set out and halted at Dhū Tuwā, known today (1) as the wells of al-Zāhir. He spent the night there before Sunday, the fourth (2) of Dhū al-Hijjah, and prayed the dawn prayer there. Later that day, he bathed and set out for Mecca. He entered it by daylight from its upper side, through the upper mountain pass overlooking al-Hajūn. For ‘umrah, he would enter from its lower side; on Hajj, he entered from its upper side and departed from its lower side (3). He then continued until he entered the mosque in the forenoon.
Al-Tabarānī (4) related that he entered through the gate of Banū ‘Abd Manāf, which people today call the gate of Banū Shaybah.
Imam Ahmad (5) related that when he entered a certain part of Ya‘lā’s house, he would face the House and supplicate.