The Book of Hajj-07b

The reciter: And Sa'id ibn Mansur, Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, and Abu Kuraib narrated to us, saying: Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us from al-A'mash from Ibrahim al-Taymi from his father from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: .

The Shaykh : If we take this hadith at face value, it contradicts the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked by Suraqah ibn Malik ibn al-Jashm, who said: "Is it for this year only?" He said: .
This negates the idea that it was specific to the Companions. For this reason, some scholars preferred the hadith of Jabir, because it is explicit that the ruling is general for the Companions and for others.
Therefore, one should not contradict what may have been based on ijtihad, such as the hadith of Abu Dharr, with a mere assumption. However, it appears to me that there is a contradiction, and it is obligatory to interpret the hadith of Abu Dharr according to the view of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him), which is that the obligation of tamattu' was specific to the Companions. As for those after them, his statement refers to the obligation, while the recommendation is for them and for the Ummah. This—meaning the obligation of tamattu' and breaking the Hajj into 'Umrah for the Companions alone—is the view of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and upon this view the hadith of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) is to be understood.