The Three Types of Hajj and Which Is Best
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Question:
This questioner from Basra, Iraq, says: Honorable Shaykh, which is better for the pilgrim: ifrad, tamattu', or qiran? Please provide the evidence for this. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The best is tamattu', which is to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, then complete it and exit the state of ihram, then remain in a state of permissibility until the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah, then enter the state of ihram for Hajj and slaughter the fidyah (ransom payment) for tamattu'. This is the best: combining the two rites, each rite being independent of the other, and slaughtering the fidyah. This is because this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to and commanded his Companions to do. When they had performed tawaf and sa'y, he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to exit the state of ihram and make it an 'Umrah. Then, when it was the eighth day, he entered the state of ihram for Hajj and said, "If I had known in advance what I know now, I would have exited the state of ihram with you and not sent the sacrificial animals. If I had known in advance what I know now, I would not have sent the sacrificial animals, nor would I have exited the state of ihram with you." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) does not express regret except for what is better. So, for one who did not send the sacrificial animals from a state of permissibility, the best for him is to enter the state of ihram as a mutamatti' (one performing tamattu'). As for one who sent the sacrificial animals from a state of permissibility, it is obligatory for him to either perform qiran or ifrad, because he does not exit the state of ihram until he slaughters his sacrificial animals on the Day of Sacrifice. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:196]. And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the state of ihram as a qarin (one performing qiran) and remained in the state of ihram until he slaughtered his sacrificial animals on the Day of Sacrifice. Yes.
This questioner from Basra, Iraq, says: Honorable Shaykh, which is better for the pilgrim: ifrad, tamattu', or qiran? Please provide the evidence for this. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The best is tamattu', which is to enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah in the months of Hajj, then complete it and exit the state of ihram, then remain in a state of permissibility until the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah, then enter the state of ihram for Hajj and slaughter the fidyah (ransom payment) for tamattu'. This is the best: combining the two rites, each rite being independent of the other, and slaughtering the fidyah. This is because this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to and commanded his Companions to do. When they had performed tawaf and sa'y, he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to exit the state of ihram and make it an 'Umrah. Then, when it was the eighth day, he entered the state of ihram for Hajj and said, "If I had known in advance what I know now, I would have exited the state of ihram with you and not sent the sacrificial animals. If I had known in advance what I know now, I would not have sent the sacrificial animals, nor would I have exited the state of ihram with you." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) does not express regret except for what is better. So, for one who did not send the sacrificial animals from a state of permissibility, the best for him is to enter the state of ihram as a mutamatti' (one performing tamattu'). As for one who sent the sacrificial animals from a state of permissibility, it is obligatory for him to either perform qiran or ifrad, because he does not exit the state of ihram until he slaughters his sacrificial animals on the Day of Sacrifice. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter.
وَلَا تَحْلِقُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ الْهَدْيُ مَحِلَّهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6286- الأنساك الثلاثة للحج والأفضل منها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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