' Aisha said, We went out with the Prophet (from Medina) with the intention of performing Hajj only
and when we reached Mecca we performed Tawaf round the Ka`ba and then the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered those
who had not driven the Hadi along with them to finish their Ihram. So the people who had not driven
the Hadi along with them finished their Ihram. The Prophet's wives, too, had not driven the Hadi with
them, so they too, finished their Ihram." `Aisha added, "I got my menses and could not perform Tawaf
round the Ka`ba." So when it was the night of Hasba (i.e. when we stopped at Al-Muhassab), I said,
'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Everyone is returning after performing Hajj and `Umra but I am returning after
performing Hajj only.' He said, 'Didn't you perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba the night we reached
Mecca?' I replied in the negative. He said, 'Go with your brother to Tan`im and assume the Ihram for
`Umra, (and after performing it) come back to such and such a place.' On that Safiya said, 'I feel that I
will detain you all.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'O 'Aqra Halqa! Didn't you perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba on the
day of sacrifice? (i.e. Tawaf-al-ifada) Safiya replied in the affirmative. He said, (to Safiya). 'There is
no harm for you to proceed on with us.' " `Aisha added, "(after returning from `Umra), the Prophet (ﷺ)
met me while he was ascending (from Mecca) and I was descending to it, or I was ascending and he
was descending."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 25, Hadith 47
I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?" He said, "Al-
Masjid-ul-,Haram (in Mecca)." I said, "Which was built next?" He replied "The mosque of Al-Aqsa (
in Jerusalem) ." I said, "What was the period of construction between the two?" He said, "Forty
years." He added, "Wherever (you may be, and) the prayer time becomes due, perform the prayer
there, for the best thing is to do so (i.e. to offer the prayers in time).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 60, Hadith 40