There are three ways for performing Hajj: (1) Tamattu’: It is when the pilgrim enters the state of Ihraam with the intention to perform ‘Umrah during the months of Hajj, namely Shawwaal, Thoo al-Qa’dah, and Thoo al-Hijjah. And after completing the ‘Umrah, he exits his Ihraam and then enters the Ihraam again in the same year to perform Hajj. (2) Al-Qiraan: It is when the pilgrim enters the Ihraam with the intention to perform both ‘Umrah and Hajj together. (3) Al-Ifraad: It is when the pilgrim enters the Ihraam with the intention to perform Hajj only. In this hadeeth, Aboo Musa AL-Ash’aree (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet ﷺsent him to some people in Yemen to serve as a judge and teach them Islam. Later, he (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from Yemen and met the Prophet ﷺat al-Bat-haa’ in Makkah. This happened during the Ihraam of the Prophet ﷺfor the farewell Hajj. Al-Bat-haa’ is a place that has small pebbles and is located in the south of the Sacred Haram in front of Thawr Mountain. It was originally the valley of Makkah, and also known as al-Abtah. Then, Abu Musa went to a woman from his tribe, which is understood to mean she was one of his mahram women, who combed his hair or washed his hair. He (may Allah be pleased with him) did not mention that he shaved or cut his hair, either because it was known for them or because it was a part of exiting his Ihraam. This incident was mentioned to ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him) after he became the Caliph. He (may Allah be pleased with him) commented on it by saying that the Quran orders us to complete the rites of ‘Umrah and Hajj after we assume their rites. This is because he interpreted the ayah: {Perform the Hajj and ‘Umrah for Allah.} to mean that the rites of ‘Umrah and the rites of Hajj should be performed separately and relied on the fact that the Prophet ﷺdid Qiraan and he ﷺonly exited his Ihraam after slaughtering the Hady in Minaa. The apparent meaning of the words of ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is that he is against exiting the Ihraam after completing ‘Umrah and wait to perform Hajj with another Ihraam. However, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not want to oppose the Quran and the Sunnah because Al-Nasaa’iee recorded that Abu Musa inquired from ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) about it, whereupon 'Umar said: “I know that Allah's Messenger ﷺdid that (observed Tamattu'), but I disliked that people should lay with their wives in the shade of the Arak trees, and then go out for Hajj with their heads dripping.” i.e., ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) disliked people to do Tamattu’ because it allows people to have intercourse with their wives until it is the time of Hajj. It is proven authentic, as reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, when the Prophet ﷺordered his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to perform Tamattu’, Jaabir ibn ‘Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with him) related that Suraaqah ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up when he met the Prophet ﷺat al-‘Aqabah throwing the pebbles, and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Is this exclusive to you? The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: “No, this forever and forever.” From the benefits we can conclude from this hadeeth learning that we should follow the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺand follow his example in all his actions. This hadeeth shows that it is permissible to perform ‘Umrah during the months of Hajj. It shows that it is permissible to have a general intention for Ihraam and that it be specified before entering the rites. .