Hajj began while I had not yet come out of ihrām (1) for it.” This hadith is both fully authentic and unequivocal: she had not come out of ihrām for her ‘umrah, but remained in ihrām for it (2) until she combined Hajj with it. This is her own account, while the earlier statement is what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to her. Each agrees with the other. Success comes from Allah.
His words, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “One ‘umrah to the next is an expiation for what occurs between them, and a righteous Hajj has no reward but Paradise” (3), provide evidence that Hajj and ‘umrah differ with regard to repetition, and draw attention to this distinction. Had ‘umrah been like Hajj, performed only once a year (4), he would have treated them alike rather than distinguished between them.
Al-Shāfi‘ī (5) narrated that ‘Alī said: “Once every month” (6). Wakī‘ narrated from Isrā’īl, from Suwayd ibn Abī Nājiyah, from Abū Ja‘far, who said: ‘Alī said, “Perform ‘umrah several times a month if you are able” (7). Sa‘īd ibn Mansūr related from Sufyān, from Ibn Abī