Husayn (1), from one of Anas’s children, who reported that whenever Anas was in Mecca and the hair on his head had grown back after shaving (2), he would go out to al-Tan‘īm and perform ‘umrah (3).

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An account of the Prophet’s guidance, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, during his Hajj

There is no disagreement that, after his migration to Medina, he performed only one Hajj—the Farewell Hajj—and that it took place in 10 AH.

There is disagreement, however, over whether he performed Hajj before the migration. Al-Tirmidhī (4) narrated from Jābir ibn ‘Abd Allāh, who said: “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, performed Hajj three times: twice before migrating and once after migrating, combining the latter with ‘umrah.” Al-Tirmidhī (5) said: “This hadith is singular among Sufyān’s reports.” He said: “I asked Muhammad—meaning al-Bukhārī—about this, but he did not know it as a report from al-Thawrī.” In another version: “He does not regard this hadith as reliably preserved.”

When the obligation of Hajj was revealed, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, promptly performed Hajj without delay, for Hajj was not made obligatory (6) until 9 or 10 AH. As for the words of Allah Most High:

“(195) And complete the Hajj and ‘umrah for Allah.” [al-Baqarah: 196]

Although this verse was revealed in 6 AH, the year of al-Hudaybiyah, it contains no