He then bade the people farewell, so they called it the Farewell Pilgrimage.
Section (1)
There he was asked about someone who had shaved his head before casting the pebbles, and someone who had slaughtered his sacrifice before casting the pebbles. He replied: “There is no blame.” ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr said: “I never saw him asked about anything that day (2) without his saying: ‘Do it; there is no blame’” (3).
Ibn ʿAbbās said that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked about slaughtering the sacrifice, shaving the head, casting the pebbles, and performing these rites earlier or later in the sequence. He replied: “There is no blame” (4).
Usāma ibn Sharīk said: “I went with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to perform Hajj. People would come to him, some saying: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I walked between Safā and Marwa before circumambulating the Kaaba,’ or: ‘I delayed something or brought it forward.’ He would tell them: ‘There is no blame, there is no blame—except upon a man who unjustly attacks another Muslim’s honour: he is the one who incurs sin and ruin’” (5).