“If he performs sa'y twice, that is better; but if he performs it once, there is no harm.” He said: “Performing it twice is preferable to me,” and cited the hadith of Jābir in support. Ibn Mansūr likewise transmitted this from him. His position on this differed only because the hadiths concerning it differ. In Sahīh Muslim, Jābir said:

“The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and his Companions performed sa'y between al-Safā and al-Marwah only once”—his initial sa'y. This was despite their performing tamattu'.

Ahmad narrated: Al-Walīd ibn Muslim narrated to us: Al-Awzā'ī narrated to us, from 'Atā', from Ibn 'Abbās, that he used to say: “For someone performing qirān, tamattu', or Hajj alone, one circumambulation of the House and one sa'y between al-Safā and al-Marwah suffice.”

In the two Sahīhs, 'Ā'ishah said:

“We set out with the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage and entered ihrām for 'umrah. Then the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, ‘Whoever has brought a sacrificial animal should enter ihrām for both Hajj and 'umrah, and must not leave ihrām until he completes both.’” The narration continues until she said: “Those who had entered ihrām for 'umrah circumambulated the House and performed sa'y between al-Safā and al-Marwah, then left ihrām. After returning from Minā, they performed another circumambulation for their Hajj. As for those who had combined Hajj and 'umrah,