Narrated Abu Musa: I came upon Allah's Apostle when he was at Al-Batha. He asked me, Have you intended to perform the Hajj? I replied in the affirmative. He asked, For what have you assumed lhram? I replied, I have assumed Ihram with the same intention as that of the Prophet . The Prophet said, You have done well! Go and perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa. Then I went to one of the women of Bani Qais and she took out lice from my head. Later, I assumed the Ihram for Hajj. So, I used to give this verdict to the people till the caliphate of `Umar. When I told him about it, he said, If we take (follow) the Holy Book, then it orders us to complete Hajj and `Umra (Hajj-at- Tamattu`) and if we follow the tradition of Allah's Apostle then Allah's Apostle did not finish his lhram till the Hadi had reached its destination (had been slaughtered). (i.e. Hajj-al-Qiran). (See Hadith No. 630)