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 asked ʿAisha (whether the Prophet ﷺ had performed ʿUmra in Rajab). She replied, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ never performed any ʿUmra in Rajab."  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ مَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ  

I asked Anas how many times the Prophet ﷺ had performed ʿUmra. He replied, "Four times. 1. ʿUmra of Hudaibiya in Dhi-l-Qa'da when the pagans hindered him; 2. ʿUmra in the following year in Dhi-l- Qa'da after the peace treaty with them (the pagans); 3. ʿUmra from Al-Ja'rana where he distributed the war booty." I think he meant the booty (of the battle) of Hunain. I asked, "How many times did he perform Hajj?" He (Anas) replied, "Once. "  

عَنْ قَتَادَةَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا ؓ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ أَرْبَعٌ عُمْرَةُ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ حَيْثُ صَدَّهُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَعُمْرَةٌ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ حَيْثُ صَالَحَهُمْ وَعُمْرَةُ الْجِعْرَانَةِ إِذْ قَسَمَ غَنِيمَةَ أُرَاهُ حُنَيْنٍ قُلْتُ كَمْ حَجَّ قَالَ وَاحِدَةً  

I asked Anas (about the Prophet's ʿUmra) and he replied, "The Prophet ﷺ performed ʿUmra when the pagans made him return, and Umra of al-Hudaibiya (the next year), and another ʿUmra in Dhi-l-Qa'da, and another ʿUmra in combination with his Hajj."  

اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَيْثُ رَدُّوهُ وَمِنَ الْقَابِلِ عُمْرَةَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَعُمْرَةً فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ وَعُمْرَةً مَعَ حَجَّتِهِ  

The Prophet ﷺ performed four ʿUmra (three) in Dhi-l-Qa'da except the (one) ʿUmra which he performed with his Hajj: His ʿUmra from Al-hudaibiya, and the one of the following year, and the one from Al- Jr'rana where he distributed the booty (of the battle) of Hunain, and another ʿUmra with his Hajj.  

وَقَالَ اعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ إِلاَّ الَّتِي اعْتَمَرَ مَعَ حَجَّتِهِ عُمْرَتَهُ مِنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَمِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ وَمِنَ الْجِعْرَانَةِ حَيْثُ قَسَمَ غَنَائِمَ حُنَيْنٍ وَعُمْرَةً مَعَ حَجَّتِهِ  

I asked Masruq, ʿAta' and Mujahid (about the ʿUmra of Messenger of Allah ﷺ). They said, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ had performed ʿUmra in Dhi-l-Qa'da before he performed Hajj." I heard Al-Bara' bin ʿAzib saying, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ had performed ʿUmra in Dhi-l-Qa'da twice before he performed Hajj."  

سَأَلْتُ مَسْرُوقًا وَعَطَاءً وَمُجَاهِدًا فَقَالُوا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحُجَّ وَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ ؓ يَقُولُ اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحُجَّ مَرَّتَيْنِ