و حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ كَانُوا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّ الْعُمْرَةَ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ مِنْ أَفْجَرِ الْفُجُورِ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَيَجْعَلُونَ الْمُحَرَّمَ صَفَرًا وَيَقُولُونَ إِذَا بَرَأَ الدَّبَرْ وَعَفَا الْأَثَرْ وَانْسَلَخَ صَفَرْ حَلَّتْ الْعُمْرَةُ لِمَنْ اعْتَمَرْ فَقَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ صَبِيحَةَ رَابِعَةٍ مُهِلِّينَ بِالْحَجِّ فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَجْعَلُوهَا عُمْرَةً فَتَعَاظَمَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْحِلِّ قَالَ الْحِلُّ كُلُّهُ
Dan telah meceritakan kepadaku [Muhammad bin Hatim] Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Bahz] Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Wuhaib] Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdullah bin Thawus] dari [bapaknya] dari [Ibnu Abbas] radliallahu 'anhuma, ia berkata; Orang-orang jahiliyah menganggap bahwa umrah di bulan-bulan haji merupakan perbuatan yang paling keji di muka bumi. Dan mereka juga menganggap bulan Muharram sama dengan bulan Shafar. Mereka mengatakan, "Apabila jama'ah haji sudah bubar (pulang), dan bulan shafar telah berlalu, maka baru boleh melakukan umrah (sunnah) bagi orang yang melakukan umrah wajib. Lalu pada bagi hari yang keempat, Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam datang dengan para sahabatnya (dalam bulan-bulan haji) untuk berihram haji, tetapi kemudian beliau menyuruh para sahabat agar menjadikan ihram tersebut sebagai umrah, sehingga hal itu sangat penting bagi mereka. Mereka bertanya, "Wahai Rasulullah, nanti kita bertahallul apa?" Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menjawab: "Tahallul keseluruhan." (HR. Muslim: 2178)
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported that they (the Arabs of pre-Islamic days) looked upon Umra during the months of Hajj as the greatest of sins on the earth. So they intercalated the month of Muharram for Safar and said: When the backs of their camels would become all right and traces (if the pilgrims) would be effaced (from the paths) and the month of Safar would be over, then Umra would be permissible for one who wants to perform it. When Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and his Companions came in the state of Ihram for performing Hajj on the fourth (of Dhu'l-Hijja) he (Allah's Apostle) commanded them to change their state of Ihram (from Hajj) to that of 'Umra. It was something inconceivable for them. So they said: Messenger of Allah, is it a complete freedom (of the obligation) of Ihram? Thereupon he said: It is a complete freedom (from Ihram). (Muslim: 2178)