Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when five days of Dhu al-Qa’dah remained. We had set out for Hajj. When we reached near Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered that whoever does not have a sacrificial animal with him should become halal after performing Tawaf. On the Day of Sacrifice, meat of a cow was brought to us. I asked: “What is this?” It was said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has slaughtered a cow on behalf of his pure wives. Imam Shafi’i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The hadith of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), the hadith of Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him), and the hadith of Yahya bin Sa’id (may Allah have mercy on him), which is from Umrah (may Allah have mercy on him) and Qasim bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him), that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ), all the chains of narration agree that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set out reciting Talbiyah with the intention of Ihram, waiting to see what decision Allah would reveal through the tongue of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), because among the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), it was known to enter Ihram for Hajj only during the months of Hajj. It was not known among them to enter Ihram for Umrah or for both Hajj and Umrah during the months of Hajj. When the decision was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he ordered that whoever does not have a sacrificial animal should perform Umrah. This command was given even before performing Tawaf, so they changed their initial intention of Hajj to the intention of Umrah. The difference in Ihram was also understood. Some performed Ifrad Hajj; these were those who had brought sacrificial animals with them, and some performed Tamattu’ Hajj; these were those who had not brought sacrificial animals with them. Abu Ja’far (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The aforementioned explanation is what is understood from the aforementioned ahadith. Four narrators of the hadith are more reliable in memory than one narrator, who narrated the hadith of Urwah that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) intended Umrah when leaving Madinah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن المأثورة / باب ما جاء في فدية الأذى / 457