666 - Issue: He said: (And there is no increase in the actions of the qarin [the pilgrim performing Hajj and Umrah together] over the actions of the mufrid [the pilgrim performing Hajj only], except that he owes a dam [sacrifice]. If he cannot find one, he shall fast three days, the last of which is the Day of Arafah, and seven [days] when he returns.)

The well-known position from Ahmad is that for the qarin who combines Hajj and Umrah, no actions are incumbent upon him other than those incumbent upon the mufrid, and that one tawaf and one sa'y suffice him for both his Hajj and his Umrah. This was explicitly stated by him in the narration of a group of his companions. This is the opinion of Ibn Umar, Jabir ibn Abdullah, and it is also the position of Ata', Tawus, Mujahid, Malik, al-Shafi'i, Ishaq, Abu Thawr, and Ibn al-Mundhir. There is a second narration from Ahmad that he must perform two tawafs and two sa'ys. This is reported from al-Sha'bi, Jabir ibn Zayd, and Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Aswad. This is also the position of al-Thawri, al-Hasan ibn Salih, and the People of Opinion. It has been narrated from Ali, but it is not authentic from him. Some of those who chose this [latter] view argued using the words of the Almighty Allah: "And complete the Hajj and Umrah for Allah," and their completion entails performing their actions fully, and He did not differentiate between the qarin and others. It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever combines Hajj and Umrah, upon him are two tawafs." And because they are two distinct rites, they should have two tawafs, just as if they were performed separately. Our argument is what was reported from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: "As for those who combined Hajj and Umrah, they only performed one tawaf for both." This is agreed upon. In Sahih Muslim, it is stated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to Aishah when