ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ اعْتِمَارِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ

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  

ʿUrwa and I entered the Mosque and found ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar sitting beside the dwelling place of ʿAisha. ʿUrwa asked (Ibn ʿUmar), "How many ʿUmras did the Prophet ﷺ perform?" Ibn ʿUmar replied, "Four, one of which was in Rajab." Then we heard ʿAisha brushing her teeth whereupon ʿUrwa said, "O mother of the believers! Don't you hear what Abu ʿAbdur-Rahman is saying? He is saying that the Prophet performed four ʿUmra, one of which was in Rajab." ʿAisha said, "The Prophet ﷺ did not perform any ʿUmra but he (i.e. Ibn ʿUmar) witnessed it. And he (the Prophet ﷺ ) never did any ʿUmra in (the month of) Rajab."  

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ؓ جَالِسٌ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ أَرْبَعًا {إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ} ثُمَّ سَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلاَ تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ اعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ فَقَالَتْ مَا اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عُمْرَةً إِلاَّ وَهْوَ 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] So when there were men praying the Duha prayer, we said, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, what is this prayer?" He said, "It is an innovation." So we said to him, "How many Umra did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform?" He said, "Four, one of them in Rajab." He said, "So we felt ashamed to argue with him." He said, "So we heard Umm Al-Mu'minin 'A'isha being called. Urwah bin Az-Zubair said to her, "O Mother of the Believers, do you not hear what Abu Abdur Rahman is saying? He says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed four Umra, one of them in Rajab." She said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Abdur Rahman. Indeed, he did not perform a Umra except that he was a witness to it, and he never performed any Umra 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] "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 hear the sound of the toothbrush while it is brushing. I said, "O Abu Abdullah, did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform Umrah in Rajab?" He said, "Yes." I said, "O Mother of the Believers, don't you hear what Abu Abdullah is saying?" She said, "What does Abu Abdullah say?" I said, "He says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Umrah in Rajab." She said, "May Allah forgive Abu Abdullah, and by Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never performed Umrah, either a major or minor one, without Abu Abdullah accompanying him. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never performed Umrah in Rajab."  

كُنَّا مُسْتَنِدَيْنِ إِلَى الْحُجْرَةِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ السِّوَاكِ أَوْ سِوَاكَهَا وَهِيَ تَسْتَنُّ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَا تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالَتْ وَمَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اعْتَمَرَ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَتْ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَاللهِ مَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ عُمْرَةٍ أَوْ عُمْرَةً إِلَّا وَأَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَعَهُ وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَجَبٍ  

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." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1775)   

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ جَالِسٌ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ ؓ وَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يُصَلُّونَ صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ صَلَاتِهِمْ فَقَالَ بِدْعَةٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالُوا لَهُ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَرْبَعًا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَ فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نُكَذِّبَهُ وَنَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَسَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؓ خَلْفَ الْحُجْرَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ يَا أُمَّهْ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعِي إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالَتْ مَا يَقُولُ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ قَالَتْ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا اعْتَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةً 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