Those who permitted the pilgrim not to offer a sacrifice, and what has come about it

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj and did not slaughter anything until he returned.

Nafi' bin Jubayr said: I have never offered a sacrifice in Makkah.

Ibrahim said: Our companions used to perform Hajj with gold and silver on them, yet they would slaughter nothing; they left it out of fear that being occupied with it would make them miss something of the rites.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to perform Hajj, yet did not offer a sacrifice on behalf of her brother's sons.

Mujahid said: We do not offer the prayer here, and we do not offer the sacrifice on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr).

Al-Aswad and Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid used to perform Hajj, yet did not offer a sacrifice.

Alqamah performed Hajj, yet did not offer a sacrifice.

Abu al-Ahwas did not offer a sacrifice during Hajj. When the days of Tashriq came, he said: "Buy a cow and cut its meat into strips and dry it, so that we may take it as provision on our journey."

Wabarah bin Abd al-Rahman narrates from a shaykh of the tribe of Taym: We were with Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) in Mina and he did not offer a sacrifice. Then he sent word to his neighbours: "Feed us from your sacrifices."

Something similar is reported from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him).

Al-Sha'bi said: I performed three Hajjs, and never once offered a sacrifice.

Khalid was with Salim during Hajj, and he did not offer a sacrifice in Mina.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Whoever performs Hajj and offers a sacrifice in it (sends a hady) will return to his family with (the reward of) a Hajj and an Umrah.