a misunderstanding arising from the fact that he left Mecca in Shawwāl to meet the enemy, dealt with them, distributed the spoils taken from them, and entered Mecca at night to perform ‘umrah from al-Ji‘rānah, leaving again at night. Thus, many people were unaware of this ‘umrah of his. This is also what Muharrish al-Ka‘bī reported (1).
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As for anyone who supposes that he performed ‘umrah from al-Tan‘īm after Hajj, I know of no excuse for him. This contradicts the widely established facts about his Hajj; no one ever transmitted such a report, nor did any imam hold this view. Perhaps someone who supposed this had heard that he performed Hajj on its own and believed that every pilgrim from other regions who performs Hajj on its own must afterwards go out to al-Tan‘īm. He then interpreted the Hajj of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, accordingly. This is an outright mistake.
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As for anyone who says that he did not perform ‘umrah at all during his Hajj, his excuse is that, having heard that he performed Hajj on its own and knowing with certainty that he did not perform ‘umrah afterwards, he concluded that he performed no ‘umrah during that Hajj, considering his earlier ‘umrah sufficient. Yet the widely transmitted authentic hadiths refute this claim, as already shown through more than twenty routes of transmission.
He said: “This is an ‘umrah that we have enjoyed” (2). Hafsah asked him: “Why have the people come out of ihram while you have not come out of ihram from your ‘umrah?” Surāqah ibn Mālik said: “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, combined ‘umrah and Hajj.” Ibn ‘Umar, ‘Ā’ishah, ‘Imrān ibn Husayn, and Ibn ‘Abbās said the same. Anas, Ibn ‘Abbās (3), and ‘Ā’ishah explicitly stated that he