11/80. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1987 — Umrah in Dhul-Hijjah
Regarding 'Umrah
Umrah in Dhul-Hijjah and Ending False Restrictions
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1987
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1987
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَعْمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَائِشَةَ فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ إِلاَّ لِيَقْطَعَ بِذَلِكَ أَمْرَ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْحَىَّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَمَنْ دَانَ دِينَهُمْ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ إِذَا عَفَا الْوَبَرْ وَبَرَأَ الدَّبَرْ وَدَخَلَ صَفَرْ فَقَدْ حَلَّتِ الْعُمْرَةُ لِمَنِ اعْتَمَرْ . فَكَانُوا يُحَرِّمُونَ الْعُمْرَةَ حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ ذُو الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not make Aisha perform umrah during Dhul-Hijjah but to discontinue the practice of the idolaters (in Arabia before Islam), for this clan of Quraysh and those who followed them used to say: When the fur of the camel abounds, and the wounds on the back of the camels are recovered and the month of Safar begins, umrah becomes lawful for one who performs umrah. They considered performing umrah unlawful till the months of Dhul-Hijjah and al-Muharram passed away.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1987In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 267English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1982
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1987
This Hadith explains why the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had Aisha perform Umrah in Dhul-Hijjah. Ibn Abbas says it was done to cut off the practice of the idolaters before Islam. They used to claim that Umrah was not allowed until Dhul-Hijjah and Muharram had passed and Safar had begun. The core topic is Umrah in Dhul-Hijjah. The Hadith directly shows that this old restriction was rejected. For people searching for Umrah in Dhul Hijjah hadith, this narration is important because it links Aisha’s Umrah with ending a false belief about when Umrah becomes lawful.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha’s Umrah in Dhul-Hijjah opposed a pre-Islamic restriction.
- The old claim that Umrah was unlawful until Safar was rejected.
- Acts of worship should follow prophetic guidance, not inherited false customs.
