The Meaning of the Hadith: "If I Had Known in Advance What I Know Now"

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I did not catch the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) .

Answer:
It means that if he had known what became clear to him in the end, he would not have brought the sacrificial animals from the non-sacred area, nor would he have entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah with the intention of tamattu'. He would have entered ihram for 'Umrah with the intention of tamattu', exited the state of ihram, and then entered ihram for Hajj, because this is the best of the types of Hajj, which is tamattu'. However, because he brought the sacrificial animals from the non-sacred area, he was required to remain in his state of ihram. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qiran between 'Umrah and Hajj, and he was unable to cancel the 'Umrah and convert it to Hajj because he had brought the sacrificial animals. This is the meaning of the hadith: he wished that he had not brought the sacrificial animals so that he could perform tamattu' from 'Umrah to Hajj, because this is better than the qiran that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed. Yes.