In the Athar: I tell you, Allah and His Messenger said, and you say: Abu Bakr and 'Umar said. Question: Did they contradict the Messenger of Allah?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) is confusing to me: "I tell you, Allah and His Messenger said, and you say: Abu Bakr and 'Umar said." Do Abu Bakr and 'Umar contradict the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
They do not intentionally contradict him, but they may differ in their independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) and believe that this is the truth. As for them actually contradicting him, no, this does not come from a Muslim, let alone from Abu Bakr and 'Umar. However, they exercised independent legal reasoning and made a mistake. They wanted to prevent the conversion of Hajj to 'Umrah, but they were mistaken in this. Yes.