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2815. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "They used to think that performing Umrah during the months of Hajj was one of the worst of evil actions on Earth, and they used to call Muḥarram 'Ṣafar,' and say: 'When the sore on the backs of the camels have healed and when their hair grows back and when Ṣafar is over' – or he said: 'When Ṣafar begins – then Umrah becomes permissible for whoever wants to do it.' Then the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions came on the morning of the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah, reciting the Talbīyah for Hajj. He told them to make it 'Umrah, and they found it too difficult to do that. They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, to what degree should we exit Iḥrām?' He said: 'Completely.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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1. "Worst of evil": It was their notion that during the months of Hajj, only the Hajj ought to be performed. The 'Umrah' should be performed later on by undertaking a special journey for it separately, so that the House of Allāh stays populated throughout the year. Since it was tough or difficult for the people arriving from a distance, the Divine law gave permission for the performance of the 'Umrah' prior to Hajj for people coming from long distances.
2. "When the wounds or the bruises heal up": During the journey for Hajj, the
backs of the riding camels used to get wounded or bruised due to the constant rubbing of the howdah. What they meant to say was that till the wounds get healed up, the journey for visitation should not be commenced.
