We went with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with no other aim but that of Hajj till we came (to the place known as) Sarif; and there I entered in the state of menses. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me while I was weeping. He said: What makes you weep? I said: Would that I had not come (for Pilgrimage) this year. He (the Holy Prophet) said: What has happened to you? You have perhaps entered the period of menses. I said: Yes. He said: This is what has been ordained for the daughters of Adam. Do what a pilgrim does except that you should not circumambulate the House, till you are purified (of the menses). She ('A'isha) said: When I came to Mecca, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions: Make this (Ihram) the Ihram for 'Umra. So the people put off Ihram except those who had sacrificial animals with them. She ('A'isha) said: The Apostle of Allah ﷺ had the sacrificial animal with him, and so had Abu Bakr, 'Umar and other persons of means. They (those who had put off Ihram again) put on Ihram (for Hajj) when they marched (towards Mina), and it was the 8th of Dhu'l-Hijja. She ('A'isha) said: When it was the day of sacrifice (10th of Dhu'l-Hijja), I was purified, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me and I did the circumambulation of Ifada. She said that the flesh of cow was sent to us. I said: What is it? They said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has offered a cow as sacrifice on behalf of his wives. When it was the night at Hasba, I said: Messenger of Allah, people are coming back from Hajj and Umra, where as I am coming back from Hajj (alone). She (A'isha) reported: He (the Holy Prophet) commanded" Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr to mount me upon his camel behind him. She ('A'isha) said: I was very young and I well remember that I dozed off and my face touched the hind part of the haudaj (camel litter) till we came to Tan'im, and entered into the state of Ihram in lieu of Umra (which I for the time being abandoned) and which the people had performed.  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ نَذْكُرُ إِلاَّ الْحَجَّ حَتَّى جِئْنَا سَرِفَ فَطَمِثْتُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ خَرَجْتُ الْعَامَ قَالَ مَا لَكِ لَعَلَّكِ نَفِسْتِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَذَا شَىْءٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ افْعَلِي مَا يَفْعَلُ الْحَاجُّ غَيْرَ أَنْ لاَ تَطُوفِي بِالْبَيْتِ حَتَّى تَطْهُرِي قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ مَكَّةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ اجْعَلُوهَا عُمْرَةً فَأَحَلَّ النَّاسُ إِلاَّ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ الْهَدْىُ قَالَتْ فَكَانَ الْهَدْىُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَذَوِي الْيَسَارَةِ ثُمَّ أَهَلُّوا حِينَ رَاحُوا قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ طَهَرْتُ فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَفَضْتُ قَالَتْ فَأُتِينَا بِلَحْمِ بَقَرٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا فَقَالُوا أَهْدَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ نِسَائِهِ الْبَقَرَ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ الْحَصْبَةِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَرْجِعُ النَّاسُ بِحَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ وَأَرْجِعُ بِحَجَّةٍ قَالَتْ فَأَمَرَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَرْدَفَنِي عَلَى جَمَلِهِ قَالَتْ فَإِنِّي لأَذْكُرُ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ أَنْعُسُ فَتُصِيبُ وَجْهِي مُؤْخِرَةُ الرَّحْلِ حَتَّى جِئْنَا إِلَى التَّنْعِيمِ فَأَهْلَلْتُ مِنْهَا بِعُمْرَةٍ جَزَاءً بِعُمْرَةِ النَّاسِ الَّتِي اعْتَمَرُوا  

We raised our voices in talbiyah for Hajj. When we reached Sarif, I menstruated. The Messenger of Allah (SWAS) came upon me while I was weeping. He asked, why are your weeping, Ai’shah? I replied, I menstruated. Would that I had not come out for performing Hajj. He said : Glory be to Allah, this is a thing prescribed by Allah on the daughters of Adam. He said perform all the rites of Hajj but do not go round the House (the Ka’bah). When we entered Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (SWAS) said he who desires to make (his Hajj) an ʿUmrah may do so, except those who have sacrificial animals with them. The Messenger of Allah (SWAS) sacrificed a cow on behalf of his wives on the day of sacrifice. When the night of al-Batha came, and Ai’shah was purified she said to the Messenger of Allah (SWAS) my fellow female pilgrims will return after performing Hajj and ʿUmrah and I shall return after performing only Hajj? He therefore, ordered ʿAbd al-Rahman bin Abu Bakr who took her to al-Ta’nim. She uttered there talbiyah for ʿUmrah.  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لَبَّيْنَا بِالْحَجِّ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِسَرِفَ حِضْتُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ حِضْتُ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَكُنْ حَجَجْتُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ شَىْءٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ فَقَالَ انْسُكِي الْمَنَاسِكَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ أَنْ لاَ تَطُوفِي بِالْبَيْتِ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْنَا مَكَّةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهَا عُمْرَةً فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا عُمْرَةً إِلاَّ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ الْهَدْىُ قَالَتْ وَذَبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ نِسَائِهِ الْبَقَرَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ الْبَطْحَاءِ وَطَهُرَتْ عَائِشَةُ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَرْجِعُ صَوَاحِبِي بِحَجٍّ وَعُمْرَةٍ وَأَرْجِعُ أَنَا بِالْحَجِّ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَذَهَبَ بِهَا إِلَى التَّنْعِيمِ فَلَبَّتْ بِالْعُمْرَةِ  

[Machine] Aisha said: We left with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we only mentioned Hajj. When we arrived at Sarif, I experienced menstruation. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon me while I was crying, and he said, "What is making you cry?" I said, "I wish I had not performed 'Umrah this year." He said, "Perhaps you are expecting your period." I said, "Yes." He said, "This is something that Allah has decreed for the daughters of Adam, so do what the pilgrims do, except do not perform tawaf around the Ka'bah until you are purified." When we arrived in Makkah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, "Make it 'Umrah." So people assumed ihram except those who had brought sacrifices, and the sacrificial animals were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Abu Bakr, Umar, and those who had brought their sacrificial animals. Then they proceeded for Hajj after 'Umrah. When it was the Day of Sacrifice, I purified myself and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to perform tawaf. I said, "What is this?" They said, "This is a cow that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sacrificed on behalf of his wives." When it was the night of Hasbah, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, people are returning with the Hajj and 'Umrah, and I am returning with the Hajj only." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr to accompany me on his camel. She said, "I remember, while I was a young girl, that I would fall asleep and my face would hit the back of the saddle until he brought me to Tan'im. Then I performed 'Umrah as compensation for the previous 'Umrah."  

كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا نَذْكُرُ إِلَّا الْحَجَّ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا سَرِفَ طَمِثْتُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ قُلْتُ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَخْرُجِ الْعَامَ قَالَ لَعَلَّكِ نَفِسْتِ يَعْنِي حِضْتِ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا شَيْءٌ كَتَبَهُ اللهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ فَافْعَلِي مَا يَفْعَلُ الْحَاجُّ غَيْرَ أَنْ لَا تَطُوفِي بِالْبَيْتِ حَتَّى تَطْهُرِي فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا مَكَّةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِهِ اجْعَلُوهَا عُمْرَةً فَحَلَّ النَّاسُ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ وَكَانَ الْهَدْيُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَذَوِي الْيَسَارَةِ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ رَاحُوا مُهِلِّينَ بِالْحَجِّ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ طَهُرْتُ فَأَرْسَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ فَأَفَضْتُ يَعْنِي طُفْتُ قَالَتْ فَأُتِينَا بِلَحْمِ بَقَرٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالُوا هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَبَحَ عَنْ نِسَائِهِ الْبَقَرَ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ الْحَصْبَةِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ يَرْجِعُ النَّاسُ بِحَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ وَأَرْجِعُ بِحَجَّةٍ فَأَمَرَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَرْدَفَنِي عَلَى جَمَلِهِ قَالَتْ فَإِنِّي لَأَذْكُرُ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ أَنِّي أَنْعَسُ فَتَضْرِبُ وَجْهِي مُؤَخِّرَةُ الرَّحْلِ حَتَّى جَاءَ بِيَ إِلَى التَّنْعِيمِ فَأَهْلَلْتُ بِعُمْرَةٍ جَزَاءً بِعُمْرَةِ  

[Machine] "She said, 'We went out as pilgrims with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we reached Sarif. I experienced menstruation, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon me while I was crying. He said, 'What is the matter with you?' I said, 'I wish I had not performed Hajj this year.' He said, 'What is the matter with you?' I said, 'I menstruated.' He said, 'This is something that Allah has decreed for the daughters of Adam, so do everything that the pilgrim does except for circumambulating the House.' When we arrived in Makkah, the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Make it an 'Umrah.' So they did that. Those who did not have a sacrificial animal in their possession put off ihram and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and some of his companions who were from the people of Al-Yasar put it off too, but they did not shave their heads. When the day of sacrifice came, the Prophet ﷺ sacrificed his camel for his wives and I purified myself and made Tawaf around the Ka'bah and sa'iy. Then I returned to the Prophet ﷺ in Minna. When we left, he sent me with my brother 'Abdur-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr from Al-Muhassab, and he said, 'Take your sister and perform 'Umrah for her with the Taneem intention.' So he did that for me, then I made Tawaf and sa'iy again, and then I returned to him and we left.'"  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُجَّاجًا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا سَرِفَ فَحِضْتُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي فَقَالَ «مَا لَكِ» فَقُلْتُ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَحُجَّ الْعَامَ قَالَ «مَا لَكِ» قُلْتُ حِضْتُ قَالَ «هَذَا شَيْءٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ فَاصْنَعِي كَمَا يَصْنَعُ الْحَاجُ غَيْرَ أَنْ لَا تَطُوفِي بِالْبَيْتِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا مَكَّةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ » اجْعَلُوهَا عَمْرَةً «فَفَعَلُوا فَمَنْ لَمْ يَسُقْ هَدْيًا حَلَّ وَسَاقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَسَارِ فَلَمْ يَحِلُّوا فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ ذَبَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ نِسَائِهِ الْبَقَرَ وَطَهُرْتُ فَطُفْتُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَسَعَيْتُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِنًى فَلَمَّا نَفَرْنَا أَرْسَلَنِي مَعَ أَخِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِنَ الْمُحَصَّبِ فَقَالَ » أَرْدِفْ أُخْتَكَ فَأَعْمِرْهَا مِنَ التَّنْعِيمِ فَأَرْدَفَنِي فَأَهْلَلْتُ مِنَ التَّنْعِيمِ فَطُفْتُ بِالْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَصَدَرَنَا «  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever wishes to perform Hajj, let them do so, and whoever wishes to perform Umrah, let them do so." So some of us performed Hajj and some of us performed Umrah. I, however, performed Umrah. When we reached Sarif, I mentioned menstruation. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me while I was crying and I said, "I wish I had not performed my Umrah this year." I mentioned her menstruation to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shave your head, perform the purification rituals, and do what the Muslim pilgrims do during Hajj." So I obeyed Allah and His Messenger. On the night of Sadr (the day to depart Makkah), Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr ordered her to leave for Tan'im. She said, "I performed Umrah from there."  

النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُهِلَّ بِحَجٍّ فَلْيُهِلَّ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُهِلَّ بِعُمْرَةٍ فَلْيُهِلَّ بِعُمْرَةٍ» قَالَتْ فَمِنَّا مَنْ أَهَلَّ بِحَجٍّ وَمِنَّا مَنْ أَهَلَّ بِعُمْرَةٍ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ أَنَا مِمَّنْ أَهَلَّ بِعُمْرَةٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِسَرِفَ ذَكَرْتُ الْمَحِيضَةَ دَخَلُ عَلَيَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَخْرُجِ الْعَامَ وَذَكَرَتْ مَحِيضَتَهَا قَالَتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «انْقُضِي رَأْسَكِ وَامْتَشِطِي وَافْعَلِي مَا يَفْعَلُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فِي حَجِّهِمْ» قَالَتْ فَأَطَعْتُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةَ الصَّدْرِ أَمَرَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَخْرَجَهَا إِلَى التَّنْعِيمِ قَالَتْ فَأَهْلَلْتُ مِنْهُ بِعُمْرَةٍ