English translation
1564. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما: The people (of the Pre-Islāmic Period of Ignorance) used to think that to perform Umra during the months of Hajj was one of the major sins on earth. And they also used to consider the month of Ṣafar as a forbidden (i.e. sacred) month and they used to say, "When the wounds of the camel's back heal up (after they return from Hajj) and the signs of those wounds vanish and the month of Ṣafar passes away then (at that time) Umra is permissible for the one who wishes to perform it." In the morning of the 4th of Dhul-Hijjah, the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions reached Makkah, assuming Ihrām for Hajj, and he ordered his Companions to make their intentions of the Ihrām for 'Umra only (instead of Hajj), so they considered his order as something great and were puzzled, and said, "O Allāh's Messenger! What kind (of finishing) of Ihrām is allowed?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Finish the Ihrām completely like a non-Muḥrim (you are allowed everything)."