Musnad Ahmad

Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once set out with the intention of performing ‘Umrah. People informed him that there was unrest in Makkah at that time. He said: “I will enter into the state of Ihram for ‘Umrah. If any obstacle comes before me, I will do what the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.” Then, as he continued on his way and reached the place of Bida’, he said: “The matter of Hajj and ‘Umrah is the same, so I make you witnesses that I have also made the intention for Hajj along with ‘Umrah.” Thus, he reached Makkah, performed one Tawaf by making seven circuits, and performed seven circuits of Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, and said: “I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) doing the same, that when he reached the place of Qudayd, he bought a sacrificial animal and took it along with him.”