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 '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] I entered the mosque with ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr, and there was Ibn ʿUmar leaning against ʿĀ’ishah’s room, while some people were performing the forenoon (ḍuḥā) prayer. ʿUrwah said to him, “Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, what is this prayer?” He replied, “An innovation.” Then ʿUrwah said to him, “Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, how many ʿumrahs did the Prophet ﷺ perform?” He said, “Four—one of them in Rajab.” He said: We heard ʿĀ’ishah clearing her throat in the room, so ʿUrwah said to her, “Indeed Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān claims that the Prophet ﷺ performed four ʿumrahs, one of them in Rajab?” She said, “May Allah have mercy on Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān. The Prophet ﷺ never performed ʿumrah except that he was with him, and he never performed ʿumrah in Rajab.”  

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 ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr entered the mosque and found ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar there, so we sat with him. He said: We then saw some men praying al-Ḍuḥā, so we said, “O Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, what is this prayer?” He replied, “An innovation.” Then we said to him, “How many ʿumrahs did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform?” He said, “Four, one of them in Rajab.” He said: We were too shy to respond to him. He said: Then we heard the sound of the teeth of the Mother of the Believers ʿĀʾishah, and ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr said to her, “O Mother of the Believers, do you not hear what Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān is saying? He says the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed four ʿumrahs, one of them in Rajab.” She said, “May Allah have mercy on Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān. He did not perform any ʿumrah except that he (Ibn ʿUmar) was present for it, and he did not perform any ʿumrah in Rajab.”  

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَجَالَسْنَاهُ قَالَ فَإِذَا رِجَالٌ يُصَلُّونَ الضُّحَى فَقُلْنَا يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ فَقَالَ بِدْعَةٌ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَرْبَعًا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَ فَاسْتَحْيَيْنَا أَنْ نَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ لَهَا عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَا تَسْمَعِي مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟! يَقُولُ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعًا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ فَقَالَتْ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْتَمِرْ عُمْرَةً إِلَّا وَهُوَ شَاهِدُهَا وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ شَيْئًا فِي رَجَبٍ  

[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