What is the way to reconcile the contradictory statements among the Companions?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is what he says, may Allah honor you:The Shaykh : What is the way to reconcile the contradictory statements among the Companions?
The Shaykh : The way to that is mentioned by Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and He said:[An-Nisa 4:59] For this reason, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) disapproved of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he forbade the people from performing tamattu', meaning tamattu' of Hajj. And what is tamattu' of Hajj, brother?
The student: ...between Hajj and 'Umrah
The Shaykh : No.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : You have spoken well. Tamattu' of Hajj is when a person enters Makkah, enters the state of ihram in Makkah, and exits the state of ihram from it, then enters the state of ihram for Hajj. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to forbid this so that the House would not be left deserted, because when people were able to perform 'Umrah and Hajj in one journey, they combined them in one journey, since journeys in the past were arduous and tiring. So he forbade it so that the House would be frequented and not deserted. But they disapproved of him; they disapproved of 'Umar until 'Imran ibn Husayn said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1571 So the criterion, then, when the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) differ, is that we return to what? To the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), by His saying (Mighty and Majestic): [An-Nisa 4:59].
The Shaykh : The way to that is mentioned by Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and He said:
And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day
إن تنازعتم في شيء فردوه إلى الله والرسول إن كنتم تؤمنون بالله واليوم الآخرThe student: ...between Hajj and 'Umrah
The Shaykh : No.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : You have spoken well. Tamattu' of Hajj is when a person enters Makkah, enters the state of ihram in Makkah, and exits the state of ihram from it, then enters the state of ihram for Hajj. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to forbid this so that the House would not be left deserted, because when people were able to perform 'Umrah and Hajj in one journey, they combined them in one journey, since journeys in the past were arduous and tiring. So he forbade it so that the House would be frequented and not deserted. But they disapproved of him; they disapproved of 'Umar until 'Imran ibn Husayn said: