Tamattu’ in Hajj means entering into ihraam for `Umrah during the months of Hajj, completing it and then exiting the state of ihraam before subsequently entering ihraam for Hajj during the same year. After arriving at Makkah during the months of Hajj and completing ‘Umrah, pilgrims may exit their Ihraam and enjoy all that which is lawful until the commencement of the Hajj rites. In this hadeeth, the Taab’iee, Aboo Shihaab, ‘Abd Rabbih ibn Naafi’ reports that he arrived at Makkah with the intention of performing ‘Umrah and Hajj in two separate Ihraam (i.e., to perform ‘Umrah first then exit Ihraam, so he later enters Ihraam to perform Hajj). He arrived at Makkah 3 days before the day of Tarwiyah, which takes place in the 8th of Thoo al-Hijjah. The word Tarwiyah in Arabic is derived from a word which means drinking, and the reason this day is called the Day of al-Tarwiyah is that pilgrims on this day prepare their water supply and allow their camels to drink enough water before heading towards the Arafah. However, some of the residents of Makkah informed him that he is considered as one of the residents of Makkah who do not need to enter Ihraam from a particular Miqaat and enter Ihraam from where they are in Makkah i.e., he loses the virtue of entering Ihraam from the Miqaat. Upon hearing this, he consulted ‘Ataa’ ibn Abee Rabaah, the known Taabi’ee, to know whether this is true or not. ‘Ataa informed him that Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) informed him that he performed Hajj with the Prophet ﷺin the farewell Hajj in the 10th year of Hijrah, when he ﷺdrive the camels with him from al-Madeenah to Makkah. The camels mentioned here refer to the Hady, which is the term used to refer to the camels, cows, goats, and sheep that pilgrims bring along with them to slaughter in the Haram. He (may Allah be pleased with him) added that they entered Ihraam with the intention of performing Hajj only. However, after they arrived at Makkah, the Prophet ﷺordered them to complete the rites of ‘Umarh then exit their Ihraam, so they can enjoy all that a person who is in a state of Ihram cannot enjoy, including intercourse with wives, and to remain in this state until the Day of Tarwiyah on 8th of Thoo al-Hijjah. On that day, he ﷺordered them to enter Ihraam for Hajj and to head towards ‘Arafah. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the Prophet ﷺ 'How could they make it `Umrah while they intended to perform Hajj!’ He ﷺordered them to comply with his order and mentioned to him that he would have performed ‘Umrah and finished his Ihraam and waited till the Hajj time like them, but that would not be allowed, and he cannot perform any of the things that a Mahram cannot do until the Hady are slaughtered in Minaa on the 10th of Thoo al-Hijjah. Thereupon, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) complied immediately and acted upon his order. By this, the Prophet ﷺdenounced and ended the practices of pre-Islam that did not allow ‘Umrah in the months of Hajj and established the law of Islam that gives people room in the matters of ‘Umrah and Hajj. This hadeeth shows that it is permissible to perform ‘Umrah in the months of Hajj and highlights the obedience of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to the Prophet ﷺ. .