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Jabir and Ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet arrived on the morning of the fourth of Dhu al-Hijja with his Companions intending only Hajj. When they arrived, he instructed them to make it an Umra and leave ihram, including returning to their wives; people began talking about this. Jabir said that one of them would go to Mina while semen was still dripping from him. When this reached the Prophet, he stood and addressed the people: “I have heard that some people say such-and-such. By Allah, I am more dutiful and more God-fearing than they are. If I had known beforehand what I know now, I would not have brought the sacrificial animals; were it not that I have them with me, I would leave ihram.” Suraqa ibn Malik asked, “Is this concession for us forever?” He replied, “Yes, forever.” When Ali arrived, one narrator says he said the talbiya as the Messenger of Allah had done, while the other says he said it for Hajj as the Messenger of Allah had done. The Prophet told him to remain in his ihram and included him in the sacrificial animals.

Rafi ibn Khadij reported that they were with the Prophet at Dhu al-Hulayfa in Tihama and acquired sheep and camels. The people hurried and put pots on to boil. The Messenger of Allah came and ordered the pots overturned. He then reckoned ten sheep as equivalent to one camel. A camel ran away, and as the group had only a few horses, a man shot it with an arrow and stopped it. The Messenger of Allah said, “These animals can become wild like wild beasts; if one of them gets the better of you, deal with it in this way.” Rafi’s grandfather said, “Messenger of Allah, we hope—or fear—that we will meet the enemy tomorrow without knives. May we slaughter with a reed?” He replied, “Use whatever causes the blood to flow and over which Allah’s name is mentioned, and eat; but not a tooth or a nail. A tooth is a bone, and a nail is the knife of the Ethiopians.”