In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
The Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah),
Authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid al-'Azimi,
May Allah preserve him.
The entry of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
Into the Sacred Mosque, his circumambulation (Tawaf), and his Sa'i.
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"When we arrived at the House with him,
He touched the Black Stone corner,
Then trotted rapidly for three circuits and walked for four.
He then proceeded to the Station of Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
And recited: 'And take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.'
So he positioned the Station between himself and the House.
Ja'far said:
'My father used to say—
And I know of this being related only from the Prophet (peace be upon him)—
That he would recite in those two units of prayer:
“Say: He is Allah, the One!” (112:1)
'Say: O disbelievers!' and 'Say: He is Allah, the One.'
He then returned to the corner and touched it.
After that, he went out through the gate to al-Safa,
And when he drew near al-Safa, he recited: 'Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah.'
“Lo! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the indications of Allah. It is therefore no sin for him who is on pilgrimage to the House (of Allah) or visiteth it, to go around them (as the pagan custom is). And he who doeth good of his own accord, (for him) lo! Allah is Responsive, Aware.” (2:158)
Then he said:
'I begin with that which Allah began with.'
So he began with al-Safa,
Ascending it until he could see the House.
He faced the Qiblah,
Declared the oneness of Allah, magnified Him, and said:
'There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner.
“All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah; unto Him belongeth Sovereignty and unto Him belongeth praise, and He is Able to do all things.” (64:1)
To Him belongs all dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.
There is no god but Allah alone.
He fulfilled His promise,
Granted victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates alone.'
Then he supplicated in between that,
Saying the like of this three times.
He then descended toward al-Marwah,
And when his feet reached the bottom of the valley, he ran briskly;
Then, when he ascended, he walked,
Until he reached al-Marwah.
He then did on al-Marwah just as he had done on al-Safa."
And the two Sheikhs recorded in their Sahih collections
From Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said:
"The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) circumambulated the House
When he arrived in Mecca;
He touched the corner first,
Then trotted briskly for three circuits out of the seven,
And walked for four circuits.
Then, when he completed his circumambulation of the House,
He prayed two units of prayer at the Station.
He then pronounced the salutation and departed,
Proceeded to al-Safa, and performed circumambulation at al-Safa,
Performing seven circuits between al-Safa and al-Marwah."
And the two Sheikhs recorded in their Sahih collections
From Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said:
"I never saw the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Touch any part of the House
Except the two Yamani corners."
Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad,
As did Abu Dawud in his Sunan—
With the wording belonging to Ahmad, through a good chain of transmission—
On the authority of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
Saying between the Yamani Corner and the Black Stone:
“And of them (also) is he who saith: "Our Lord! Give unto us in the world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and guard us from the doom of Fire."” (2:201)
'Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good,
And protect us from the punishment of the Fire.'"
The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded
His Companions to exit the state of Ihram.
When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) concluded his rites,
He commanded everyone who did not have a sacrificial animal with them
To definitively and obligatory exit Ihram,
Whether they were performing Qiran or Ifrad.
He ordered them to fully exit Ihram,
Permitting intimate relations with wives, using perfume, and wearing sewn garments,
And to remain in that state until the Day of Tarwiyah.
But he himself did not exit Ihram because he had brought his sacrificial animal.
Imam Muslim recorded in his Sahih,
And Imam Ahmad in his Musnad,
From Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both),
Who said: "When he was
At the end of his Sa'i atop al-Marwah,
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
'Had I known before what I came to know later,
I would not have brought the sacrificial animal,
And I would have made it an 'Umrah.
So whoever among you does not have a sacrificial animal with him,
Let him exit Ihram and make it an 'Umrah.'"
On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both),
Who said: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded them
To make it an 'Umrah."
They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what kind of release from Ihram?"
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied:
"Complete release."
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said:
"So we had intimate relations with our wives,
Applied perfume,
And put on our ordinary clothes,
Even though there were between us and 'Arafat
Only four nights."
Then Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju'shum (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up
While he was at the base of al-Marwah,
And said: "O Messenger of Allah,
Is this for this year of ours only, or forever?"
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) intertwined
His fingers, one into the other,
And said: "'Umrah has entered into Hajj—twice—
No, rather forever and ever!"
In another narration in Sahih Muslim,
From Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both),
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
"Indeed, 'Umrah has entered
Into Hajj until the Day of Resurrection."
The wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) also exited Ihram,
Except 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her),
For she could not exit Ihram
Because it was impossible for her to do so
Due to her menses.
The two Sheikhs recorded in their Sahih collections
From 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said:
"Whoever had not brought a sacrificial animal exited Ihram;
His wives had not brought animals either, so they exited Ihram."
She added: "But I began menstruating, so I did not circumambulate the House."
The reason for the Companions' hesitation
In exiting Ihram:
The two Sheikhs recorded in their Sahih collections
From Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said:
"They used to view performing 'Umrah during the months of Hajj
As among the most monstrous sins on earth."
Imam al-Tirmidhi said in his Jami':
"The meaning of this hadith is
That the people of the Pre-Islamic Jahiliyyah would never perform 'Umrah
During the months of Hajj.
So the Prophet (peace be upon him) granted a dispensation regarding that,
Saying: ''Umrah has entered
Into Hajj until the Day of Resurrection.'
Meaning: there is no harm in performing 'Umrah
During the months of Hajj. And the months of Hajj
Are Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa'dah,
And the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah.
A person ought not to enter Ihram for Hajj
Except during the months of Hajj."
Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) proceeded,
After concluding his Sa'i
Between al-Safa and al-Marwah
And commanding the annulment of Hajj into 'Umrah
For whoever had not brought a sacrificial animal,
With the people accompanying him, until he encamped at al-Abtah,
East of Mecca.
He remained there for the remainder of Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
Until he prayed the dawn prayer on Thursday.
Throughout all of this, he led his Companions in prayer there,
And did not return to the Ka'bah
During all of those days.
Imam al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih
From Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:
"The Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived
In Mecca, circumambulated the House, performed Sa'i
Between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and did not approach the House again
Until he returned from 'Arafat."
Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath:
"Perhaps the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
Omitted voluntary circumambulation
Out of concern that someone might think it was obligatory;
For he loved easing burdens for his Ummah,
Deeming it sufficient that he had informed them
Of the immense virtue of circumambulating the House.
It was also narrated from Malik
That Tawaf takes precedence over voluntary prayer
For those arriving from distant lands,
And this is the relied-upon position."
The Abridgment of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah).
Though the longing of people across the world
For one another may grow profound,
The longing directed toward you
Knows no bounds.
May Allah shower
Blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
And as long as lips
Move in remembrance of the Everlasting,
Singing your praise.