And when he saw that some of them were reluctant to leave ihrām, he said:

“Had I known beforehand what I now know, I would not have brought sacrificial animals and would have made it an ʿumrah. Were it not for the sacrificial animals I have with me, I would leave ihrām.”

He also said:

“I have matted my hair and garlanded my sacrificial animals, so I will not leave ihrām until I have slaughtered them.”

All the Muslims therefore left ihrām except the few who had brought sacrificial animals, among them the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib, and Talhah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh.

On the Day of al-Tarwiyah, those who had left ihrām entered ihrām for Hajj as they made their way to Minā. He spent that night with them at Minā and led them there in the Zuhr, ʿAsr, Maghrib, ʿIshāʾ, and Fajr prayers. He then proceeded with them to Namirah by way of Dabb. Namirah lies outside ʿUranah, to its south and west; it is neither within the Sanctuary nor part of ʿArafah. A tent was pitched for him at Namirah, where his rightly guided successors also used to camp after him. There were markets there, and it was where people relieved themselves, ate, and attended to similar needs.

When the sun passed its zenith, he mounted his riding animal, as did those who rode with him, and the Muslims proceeded to the prayer ground in the valley of ʿUranah, where the mosque has been built. It is neither within the Sanctuary nor part of ʿArafah, but rather an intervening strip between the two ritual sites—one outside the Sanctuary and the other within it. From there to the standing-place is about a mile. He delivered the Hajj sermon to them from his mount. It was a Friday. He then dismounted and led them in the Zuhr and ʿAsr prayers, shortening and combining them. He then proceeded, with the Muslims accompanying him, to the standing-place at ʿArafah, beside the mountain known as the Mount of Mercy