‘Had I known beforehand what I now know, I would not have brought the sacrificial animals, and I would have made it ‘umrah. Whoever among you has no sacrificial animal should leave consecration and make it ‘umrah.’ [Everyone then left consecration except the Prophet—peace be upon him—and those who had sacrificial animals.]
Surāqah ibn Ju‘shum stood up and asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, is this for this year alone or for all time?’ The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, interlaced his fingers and said, ‘Thus ‘umrah has been incorporated,’ repeating this twice. ‘No, rather, for ever and ever.’
‘Alī arrived from Yemen with the Messenger of Allah’s sacrificial camels. He found that Fātimah had left consecration, put on dyed clothing, and applied kohl. He objected to this, but she said, ‘My father instructed me to do this.’
‘Alī would later relate in Iraq: ‘I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to complain about what Fātimah had done and to seek his ruling concerning what she had attributed to him. I told him that I had objected to her conduct. He said, “She spoke the truth; she spoke the truth.” Then he asked, “What did you say when you committed yourself to hajj?” I replied, “O Allah, I enter consecration for whatever Your Messenger has entered consecration for.” He said, “I have the sacrificial animals with me, so I shall not leave consecration.”’
He said: The sacrificial animals that ‘Alī brought from Yemen, together with those the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, brought from Medina, numbered one hundred.
He said: Everyone left consecration and shortened their hair except the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and those who had sacrificial animals. On the day of Tarwiyah, they headed towards Minā and entered consecration for hajj. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, rode there and led us in the noon, afternoon, sunset, night, and dawn prayers. He then waited a little until the sun rose and ordered a tent of animal hair to be pitched for him at Namirah.
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, set out. Quraysh had no doubt that he would stop at al-Mash‘ar al-Harām (the Sacred Site), as they had done in the time of ignorance. However, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, continued beyond it until he reached ‘Arafah. He found the tent pitched for him at Namirah and stayed there. When the sun passed its zenith, he ordered al-Qaswā’ to be saddled for him. He then went to the valley floor and addressed the people, saying:
‘Your blood, your property, and your honour are inviolable among you, as sacred as this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this city of yours. Indeed, everything belonging to the time of ignorance is set aside beneath my feet. Blood-claims from the time of ignorance are abolished. The first blood-claim of ours that I abolish is that of Rabī‘ah ibn al-Hārith, who was being nursed among Banū Sa‘d when Hudhayl killed him.
‘Usury from the time of ignorance is abolished. The first usury I abolish is that of ‘Abbās ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib; it is abolished in its entirety.
‘Fear Allah concerning women. You have taken them as a trust from Allah and made intimacy with them lawful by Allah’s word. Your right over them is that they must not allow anyone you dislike onto your beds. If they do so, strike them, but not severely. Their right over you is that you provide them with food and clothing in a fair manner.
‘I have left among you that after which you will never go astray, if