Hadith #31

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English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Surayj, from Mulazim ibn 'Amr, from 'Abdullah ibn Badr — that he said: 'I went out with a group of my companions as pilgrims and arrived at Mecca. We entered the mosque, touched the Stone, and performed seven circuits of the House, then prayed two rak'as behind the Maqam. A large man in an izar and rida' called out to us near the water pool. We went to him and asked who he was — they said it was Ibn 'Abbas. When we came to him he asked: "Who are you?" We said: "People of the east — and people of al-Yamama." He said: "Pilgrims or 'umra-performers?" I said: "Pilgrims." He said: "Then you have invalidated your Hajj." I said: "I have performed Hajj several times and always did the same [thing]." We then waited in place until Ibn 'Umar arrived. I said: "O Ibn 'Umar, we have arrived" — and I told him our story and informed him of what [Ibn 'Abbas] had said about us invalidating our Hajj. He said: "I adjure you by Allah — did you depart as pilgrims?" We said: "Yes." He said: "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and 'Umar all performed Hajj, and every one of them did exactly what you did."'