Urwa bin Az-Zubair and I entered the Mosque (of the Prophet) and saw ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar sitting near the dwelling place of Aisha and some people were offering the Duha prayer. We asked him about their prayer and he replied that it was a heresy.

He (Urwa) then asked him how many times the Prophet ﷺ had performed ʿUmra. He replied, 'Four times; one of them was in the month of Rajab." We disliked to contradict him. Then we heard ʿAisha, the Mother of faithful believers cleaning her teeth with Siwak in the dwelling place. 'Urwa said, "O Mother! O Mother of the believers! Don't you hear what Abu ʿAbdur Rahman is saying?" She said, "What does he say?" 'Urwa said, "He says that Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed four ʿUmra and one of them was in the month of Rajab." ʿAisha said, "May Allah be merciful to Abu ʿAbdur Rahman! The Prophet ﷺ did not perform any ʿUmra except that he was with him, and he never performed any ʿUmra in Rajab."  

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ؓ جَالِسٌ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَإِذَا نَاسٌ يُصَلُّونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ صَلاَةَ الضُّحَى قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ صَلاَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ بِدْعَةٌ

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَرْبَعً إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَسَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ يَا أُمَّاهُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلاَ تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَتْ مَا يَقُولُ قَالَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرَاتٍ إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَتْ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا اعْتَمَرَ عُمْرَةً إِلاَّ وَهُوَ شَاهِدُهُ وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ فِي رَجَبٍ قَطُّ  

I and Ibn 'Umar were reclining against the (wall) of the apartment of A'isha and we were listening to the sound produced by the brushing of her teeth. I said Abu Abd al-Rahman (the kunya of 'Abdullah b. Umar), did Allah's Apostle ﷺ perform 'Umra in the month of Rijab? He said: Yes. I said to 'A'isha: Mother, are you listening to what Abu Abd al-Rabman is saying? She said: What is he Saying? I said: He is saying that Allah's Apostle ﷺ performed 'Umra during the month of Rajab, whereupon she said: May Allah grant pardon to Abu Abd al-Rahman I By my life he (the Holy Prophet) did not perform 'Umra during the month of Rajab. And never was there an Umra performed by him (the Holy Prophet) in which he ('Abdullah b. 'Umar) did not join him. Ibn 'Umar heard this and said nothing to affirm It or to deny it, but kept quiet.  

كُنْتُ أَنَا وَابْنُ عُمَرَ مُسْتَنِدَيْنِ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّا لَنَسْمَعُ ضَرْبَهَا بِالسِّوَاكِ تَسْتَنُّ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَىْ أُمَّتَاهُ أَلاَ تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَتْ وَمَا يَقُولُ قُلْتُ يَقُولُ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ فَقَالَتْ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَعَمْرِي مَا اعْتَمَرَ فِي رَجَبٍ وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ مِنْ عُمْرَةٍ إِلاَّ وَإِنَّهُ لَمَعَهُ قَالَ وَابْنُ عُمَرَ يَسْمَعُ فَمَا قَالَ لاَ وَلاَ نَعَمْ سَكَتَ  

I and 'Urwah b. Zubair entered the mosque and found 'Abdullah b. 'Umar sitting near the apartment of A'ishah and the people were observing the forenoon prayer (when the sun had sufficiently risen). We asked him about their prayer, and he said: It is bid'a (innovation), Urwah said to him: O Abu Abd al-Rahman, how many 'umrahs did Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform? He said: Four 'umrahs, one he performed during the month of Rajab. We were reluctant either to believe him or reject him. We heard the noise of brushing of her teeth by 'A'ishah in her apartment. 'Urwah said: Mother of the Faithful, are you not hearing what Abi 'Abd al-Rahman is saying? She said: What is he saying? Thereupon he ('Urwah) said: He (Ibn 'Umar) states that Allah's Apostle ﷺ performed four 'umrahs and one of them during the month of Rajab. Thereupon she remarked: May Allah have mercy upon Abu 'Abd al-Rahman. Never did Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform 'Umrah in which he did not accompany him, and he (Allah's Apostle) never performed 'Umrah during the month of Rajab.  

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ جَالِسٌ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَالنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ الضُّحَى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ صَلاَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ بِدْعَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُرْوَةُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نُكَذِّبَهُ وَنَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ عَائِشَةَ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ أَلاَ تَسْمَعِينَ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَالَتْ وَمَا يَقُولُ قَالَ يَقُولُ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ فَقَالَتْ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ مَعَهُ وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ فِي رَجَبٍ قَطُّ  

[Machine] "He (Abu Abdurrahman) asked him: 'What is this prayer?' He said: 'It is an innovation.' So, Urwah asked him: 'How many Umrahs did the Prophet ﷺ perform?' He said: 'Four, one of which was in the month of Rajab.' Urwah said: 'We have heard Aisha mention that the Prophet ﷺ used to perform Umrah four times, one of which was in the month of Rajab.' She said: 'May Allah have mercy on Abu Abdurrahman! The Prophet ﷺ never performed Umrah except with me, and he never performed Umrah in the month of Rajab at all.'"  

دَخَلْتُ مَعَ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ مُسْتَنِدٌ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَأُنَاسٌ يُصَلُّونَ الضُّحَى فَقَالَ لَهُ عُرْوَةُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ بِدْعَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُرْوَةُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ أَرْبَعًا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَ وَسَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ عَائِشَةَ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ فَقَالَ لَهَا عُرْوَةُ إِنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ اعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعًا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ؟ فَقَالَتْ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَّا وَهُوَ مَعَهُ وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ فِي رَجَبٍ قَطُّ  

[Machine] I and Ibn Umar were leaning against Aisha's room when we heard her sneezing. I said, "O Abu Abdul Rahman, did the Prophet ﷺ perform Umrah in the month of Rajab?" He said, "Yes." I said, "O mother, what do you hear Abu Abdul Rahman saying?" She said, "What does he say?" I said, "He says that the Prophet ﷺ performed Umrah in the month of Rajab." She said, "May Allah forgive Abu Abdul Rahman, he forgot that the Prophet ﷺ performed Umrah in the month of Rajab." He said, "And Ibn Umar is listening, so if he had disagreed, he would have spoken, but instead he remained silent."  

كُنْتُ أَنَا وابْنُ عُمَرَ مُسْتَنِدَيْنِ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ إِنَّا لَنَسْمَعُهَا تَسْتَنُّ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّتَاهُ مَا تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالَتْ مَا يَقُولُ؟ قُلْتُ يَقُولُ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَتْ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ نَسِيَ مَا اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَ وَابْنُ عُمَرَ يَسْمَعُ فَمَا قَالَ لَا وَلَا نَعَمْ سَكَتَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed four 'Umrah, one of which was in the month of Rajab. We disliked discrediting him or arguing with him. We heard Aisha in her chamber and Urwah said to her, "O Mother of the Believers, don't you listen to what Abu 'Abdur-Rahman is saying?" She asked, "What is he saying?" Urwah replied, "He is saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed four 'Umrah and one of them was in the month of Rajab." Aisha said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu 'Abdur-Rahman! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never performed an 'Umrah except that he was a witness, and he never performed 'Umrah in the month of Rajab at all."  

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ جَالِسٌ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَإِذَا النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ صَلَاتِهِمْ فَقَالَ بِدْعَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعًا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نُكَذِّبَهُ أَوْ نَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ عَائِشَةَ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَا تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالَتْ مَا يَقُولُ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ فَقَالَتْ «يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَمْرَةً إِلَّا وَهُوَ شَاهِدٌ وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ فِي رَجَبٍ قَطُّ»  

[Machine] "I and ibn Umar were leaning against the chamber of Aisha's room, and I could hear the sound of the siwak (tooth-cleaning stick) being rubbed. So, I asked if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in the month of Rajab. He replied, 'Yes.' I then said, 'O my mother, don't you hear what Abu 'Abdur-Rahman is saying? He is saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Umrah in the month of Rajab.' She said, 'May Allah have mercy on Abu 'Abdur-Rahman! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not perform Umrah except while he had a Hadi with him (i.e., an animal for sacrifice)'".  

كُنْتُ أَنَا وَابْنُ عُمَرَ مُسْتَنِدَيْنِ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ ؓ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ السِّوَاكِ تَسْتَنُّ فَقُلْتُ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّتَاهُ أَمَا تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ يَقُولُ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ فَقَالَتْ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ عُمْرَةٍ إِلَّا وَأَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَعَهُ مَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ