Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saying in the valley of Aqiq: "Last night, a messenger from my Lord came to me and said (to me): Pray in this blessed valley (i.e., Aqiq) and say: 'I have entered into the state of Ihram for both Hajj and Umrah (because Umrah has been included in Hajj. Umrah can also be performed during the days of Hajj).'"