I, along with some people, heard Jabir b. 'Abdullah saying: We the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ put on Ihram for Hajj only. Ata' further said that Jabir stated: Allah's Apostle ﷺ came on the 4th of Dhu'l-Hijja and he commanded us to put off Ihram. 'Ata'said that he (Allah's Apostle) commanded them to put off Ihram and to go to their wives (for intercourse). 'Ata' said: It was not obligatory for them, but (intercourse) with them had become permissible. We said: When only five days had been left to reach 'Arafa, he (the Holy Prophet) commanded us to have intercourse with our wives. And we reached 'Arafa in a state as if we had just had intercourse (with them). He ('Ata') said: Jabir pointed with his hand and I (perceive) as if I am seeing his hand as it moved. In the (meantime) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood amongst us and said: You are well aware that I am the most God-fearing, most truthful and most pious amongst you. And if there were not sacrificial animals with me, I would also have put off Ihram as you have put off. And if I were to know this matter of mine what I have come to know later on, I would not have brought sacrificial animals with me. So they (the Companions) put off Ihram and we also put it off and listened to (the Holy Prophet) and obeyed (his command). Jabir said: 'Ali came with the revenue of the taxes (from Yemen). He (the Holy Prophet) said: For what (purpose) have you entered into the state of Ihram (whether you entered into the state purely for Hajj and, Umra jointly or Hajj and Umra separately)? He said: For the purpose for which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had entered. (The Prophet had entered as a Qiran, i.e. Ihram covering both Umra and Hajj simultaneously.) Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Offer a sacrifice of animal, and retain Ihram. And 'Ali brought a sacrificial animal for him (for the Holy Prophet). Suraqa b. Malik b. Ju'shum said: Messenger of Allah, is it (this concession putting off Ihram of Hajj or Umra) meant for this year or is it forever? He said: It is forever. (Using translation from Muslim 1216a)   

أَهَلَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْحَجِّ خَالِصًا لَيْسَ مَعَهُ غَيْرُهُ خَالِصًا وَحْدَهُ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ قَالَ جَابِرٌ وَقَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَكَّةَ صَبِيحَةَ رَابِعَةٍ مَضَتْ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَحِلُّوا وَأَصِيبُوا النِّسَاءَ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ فَلَمْ يَعْزِمْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يُصِيبُوا النِّسَاءَ وَلَكِنْ أَحَلَّهُنَّ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَبَلَغَهُ عَنَّا أَنَّا نَقُولُ لَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ عَرَفَةَ إِلَّا خَمْسٌ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَحِلَّ إِلَى نِسَائِنَا وَنَأْتِيَ عَرَفَةَ تَقْطُرُ مَذَاكِيرُنَا الْمَنِيَّ قَالَ وَيَقُولُ جَابِرٌ بِيَدِهِ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يَدِهِ يُحَرِّكُهَا فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّي أَتْقَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَصْدَقُكُمْ وَأَبَرُّكُمْ وَلَوْلَا الْهَدْيُ لَحَلَلْتُ كَمَا تَحِلُّونَ وَلَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا أَهْدَيْتُ قَالَ فَأَحْلَلْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَقَدِمَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ مِنْ سِعَايَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِمَ أَهَلَلْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ؟ قَالَ بِمَا أَهَلَّ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ فَأَهْدِ ثُمَّ امْكُثْ حَرَامًا كَمَا أَنْتَ قَالَ فَأَهْدَى لَهُ عَلِيٌّ هَدْيًا قَالَ فَقَالَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ مُتْعَتُنَا هَذِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِعَامِنَا هَذَا أَمْ لِلْأَبَدِ؟ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ لِلْأَبَدِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ sent me to Yemen. I met him in the year in which he performed Hajj and he asked me, "O Abu Musa, what did you say when you entered the state of ihram?" I replied, "I said, 'Here I am, O Allah, at Your service, (here I am)!' like the Ihram of the Prophet ﷺ ." He then asked, "Did you offer a sacrificial animal?" I replied, "No." He said, "Then proceed and perform Tawaf around the Kaaba and between Safa and Marwa, then shave your head." So, I went and performed Tawaf around the Kaaba and between Safa and Marwa, and then I approached some women from the family of Qais, meaning his paternal aunts, and they performed the ritual washing on my head. After that, during the caliphate of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), I arrived as a pilgrim. While I was narrating to the people near the Kaaba what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had commanded me, a man arrived and said, "Hold on, O man, with your narration, for you do not know what the Commander of the Faithful has introduced in the rituals." So, I said to the people, "Whoever has heard anything should not act upon it until the Commander of the Faithful arrives, and when he arrives, then follow his instructions." When Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, I said to him, "O Commander of the Faithful, have you introduced any changes in the rituals?" Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and said, "Indeed, if we were to adopt the Book of Allah alone, Allah has already commanded the completion (of the Hajj rituals), and if we were to follow the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , our Prophet, it would not be permissible (to introduce changes) until the animal for sacrifice reaches its designated place."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ فَوَافَقْتُهُ فِي الْعَامِ الَّذِي حَجَّ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى كَيْفَ قُلْتَ حِينَ أَحْرَمْتَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِهْلَالٌ كَإِهْلَالِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَلْ سُقْتَ هَدْيًا؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ فَطُفْ بِالْبَيْتِ وَبَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ثُمَّ أَحِلَّ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَطُفْتُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَبَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ثُمَّ عَمَدْتُ إِلَى نِسْوَةٍ مِنْ آلِ قَيْسٍ يَعْنِي عَمَّاتِهِ فَمَشَطْنَ رَأْسِي بِالْغُسْلِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي إِمَارَةِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَدِمْتُ حَاجًّا فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بِمَا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ قَدِمَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ دُونَكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ بِحَدِيثِكَ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي النُّسُكِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ سَمِعَ شَيْئًا فَلَا يَأْخُذْ بِهِ حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَبِهِ ائْتَمُّوا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عُمَرُ ؓ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَحَدَثَ فِي النُّسُكِ شَيْءٌ فَغَضِبَ عُمَرُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَجَلْ لَئَنْ نَأْخُذَ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَقَدْ أَمَرَ اللهُ بِالتَّمَامِ وَأَنْ نَأْخُذَ بِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَبِيِّنَا فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَحِلَّ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْهَدْيُ مَحِلَّهُ  

[Machine] I visited the Prophet ﷺ while he was performing Munakh (a type of ritual purification) in Al-Bat-ha. He asked me, "How did you perform Ihram?" I replied, "I said Labbaik with the Ihram of the Prophet ﷺ ." He said, "You did well. Perform Tawaf around the Kaaba and between Safa and Marwa, then perform halq (shaving the head) or qasr (cutting the hair)." He mentioned this hadith that was narrated by Shu'bah and in another narration by Tawus, that the Prophet ﷺ left Madinah without calling it Hajj or `Umrah (he did not explicitly mention his intention to perform Hajj or `Umrah). He was waiting for the qada' (fulfillment) of Hajj and `Umrah, and it was revealed to him between Safa and Marwa. He instructed those who had not brought a sacrificial animal to make it `Umrah instead. Ash-Shafi`i (may Allah have mercy on him) confirmed the authenticity of this Mursal (unsupported) narration with other Mawquf (stopped) Hadiths that were narrated about the rituals of Ihram.  

قَدِمْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُنِيخٌ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ فَقَالَ لِي كَيْفَ أَهْلَلْتَ ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ بِإِهْلَالٍ كَإِهْلَالِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ طُفْ بِالْبَيْتِ وَبَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ثُمَّ أَحِلَّ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ طَاوُسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ لَا يُسَمِّي حَجًّا وَلَا عُمْرَةً يَنْتَظِرُ الْقَضَاءَ فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءُ وَهُوَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ فَأَمَرَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ أَهَلَّ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهَا عُمْرَةً وَأَكَّدَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةَ الْمُرْسَلَةَ بِأَحَادِيثَ مَوْصُولَةٍ رُوِيَتْ فِي إِحْرَامِهِمْ تَشْهَدُ لِرِوَايَةِ طَاوُسٍ بِالصِّحَّةِ  

[Machine] "Whoever has the sacrificial animal with him should proceed to perform the rituals of Hajj, and whoever does not have the sacrificial animal should enter into the state of Ihram for Hajj. As for me, I did not have a sacrificial animal, so I entered into the state of Ihram for Hajj. And Zubair had a sacrificial animal with him, so he did not enter into the state of Ihram for Hajj." She said, "So I changed into my Ihram garments and then went out. I sat with Zubair, and he said, 'Stand up and move away from me.' I said, 'Are you afraid that I will step on you?'"  

ﷺ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ الْهَدْيُ فَلْيَقُمْ عَلَى إِحْرَامِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ فَلْيَحْلِلْ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعِي هَدْيٌ فَحَلَلْتُ وَكَانَ مَعَ الزُّبَيْرِ هَدْيٌ فَلَمْ يَحْلِلْ قَالَتْ فَلَبِسْتُ ثِيَابِي ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ قُومِي عَنِّي فَقُلْتُ أَتَخْشَى أَنْ أَثِبَ عَلَيْكَ  

[Machine] He said about a man who had not performed Hajj: if he intends a voluntary pilgrimage or performs Hajj on behalf of someone else or performs Hajj in fulfillment of a vow, then this is the evidence of Islam. After that, he can perform Hajj on behalf of the man if he wishes, or on behalf of his vow.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَحُجَّ فَحَجَّ يَنْوِي النَّافِلَةَ أَوْ حَجَّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْ حَجَّ عَنْ نَذْرِهِ قَالَ هَذِهِ حَجَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ ثُمَّ يَحُجُّ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ بَعْدُ إِنْ شَاءَ وَعَنْ نَذْرِهِ