Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from Yemen. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked him: "What intention did you make for Ihram?" He replied: "I made the same Ihram as the Messenger of Allah made." So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If I had a sacrificial animal with me, I would have come out of Ihram."