this man truly the Prophet of Allah?” He replied, “Yes.”

I asked, “Are we not upon the truth, and our enemy upon falsehood?” He replied, “Yes (1).” I asked, “Why, then, should we accept humiliation in our religion?” He replied, “O man, he is the Messenger of Allah. He does not disobey his Lord, and He will help him. So adhere firmly to his guidance (2), for, by Allah, [he is] upon the truth (3).”

I asked, “Did he not tell us that we would come to the House and circumambulate it?” He replied, “Yes, but did he tell you that you (4) would come to it this year (5)?” I said, “No.” He replied, “You will indeed come to it and circumambulate it.”

ʿUmar said (6), “I performed deeds on account of that.”

The narrator continued: When he had finished concluding the written agreement, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said to his Companions:

“Get up and slaughter your sacrificial animals, then shave your heads.”

The narrator continued: By Allah, not one of them rose, even after he had said this three times. When no one rose (7), he went in to Umm Salama and told her what he had encountered from the people. Umm Salama said, “O Prophet of Allah, is that what you wish? Go out and do not speak to any of them (8), * until you have slaughtered your sacrificial animals and summoned your barber [to shave your head] (9).”

He went out and did not speak to any of them until he had done so: he slaughtered his sacrificial animals and summoned his barber, who shaved his head * (10). When they saw this, they rose and slaughtered their sacrificial animals, and began shaving one another’s heads, until