Nasr ibn Ali al-Jahdami narrated to us: my father narrated to us: Shu'bah narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Abu al-'Aliyah al-Barra', that he heard Ibn 'Abbas — may Allah be pleased with them both — say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the state of ihram for Hajj. He arrived with four days of Dhu al-Hijjah remaining, and he prayed the morning prayer. Then, after praying the morning prayer, he said: "Whoever wishes to make it an 'Umrah, let him make it an 'Umrah."